The head of the World Health Organization said a “large proportion” of Gaza’s population was staving, while aid organisations urged Israel to ease its aid blockade as more Palestinians died of hunger. “A large proportion of the population of Gaza is starving. I don’t know what you would call it other than mass-starvation – and it’s man-made,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. At least 10 people had died from starvation in the last 24 hours, bringing the toll from hunger to 111, including 80 children, Gaza’s health authority said on Wednesday. Israel has denied accusations it is preventing aid from reaching Gaza and has accused Hamas of stealing food, which Hamas denies
Gaza facing man-made 'mass starvation', WHO chief says
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The head of the World Health Organization said a “large proportion” of Gaza’s population was staving, while aid organisations urged Israel to ease its aid blockade as more Palestinians died of hunger. “A large proportion of the population of Gaza is starving. I don’t know what you would call it other than mass-starvation – and it’s man-made,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. At least 10 people had died from starvation in the last 24 hours, bringing the toll from hunger to 111, including 80 children, Gaza’s health authority said on Wednesday. Israel has denied accusations it is preventing aid from reaching Gaza and has accused Hamas of stealing food, which Hamas denies
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