One in ten children in Gaza suffering from malnutrition: Unrwa

One in ten children screened at UN-run health clinics in Gaza is now malnourished, the UN’s refugee agency for Palestinians (Unrwa) said on Tuesday.

“Our health teams are confirming that malnutrition rates are increasing in Gaza, especially since the siege was tightened more than four months ago on the second of March,” Unrwa’s Director of Communications, Juliette Touma, told journalists in Geneva during a briefing via video link from Amman.

Aid agencies have warned repeatedly that famine is looming in parts of Gaza, particularly in the north, where access remains limited.