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Published 06 Aug, 2024 10:32am

Child malnutrition surges in Gaza as more civilians killed, displaced: UN

In the five-day period up to Monday, 143 Palestinians were reported killed and 341 injured by Israeli attacks on Gaza from air, land and sea forces, according to the UN’s latest situation report, Al Jazeera reports.

Detected cases of child malnutrition in Gaza have jumped almost 50 percent in July compared with June, with more than 650 Palestinian children now suffering from “acute malnutrition” in the enclave, which is a three-fold increase in cases since May.

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) also reports that an estimated 10,000 people remain missing or under the rubble of destroyed buildings in Gaza.

And about 11,000 people have been affected by the Israeli military’s latest order for residents of areas in southern Khan Younis and northern Rafah to evacuate. The order affects 24 residential blocs covering 18sq km, the UN reports.

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