PALESTINE

Fri 18 Oct 2024 11:55 am - Jerusalem Time

WHO: Almost everyone in Gaza is starving

Almost everyone in the Gaza Strip is starving, and this is an "inhumane" situation, said the Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.


In a post on the X platform, Ghebreyesus explained that recent assessments indicate that almost everyone in Gaza is starving.


He called for immediate delivery of humanitarian aid to severely malnourished children in need of urgent treatment.


Ghebreyesus renewed his call for a ceasefire, saying, "The best medicine is peace."

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WHO: Almost everyone in Gaza is starving

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