Save the Children warned on Tuesday that 346,000 children under the age of five in the Gaza Strip were exposed to malnutrition, in light of the continued deterioration of health conditions as a result of the Israeli siege.
The global organization said in a statement, "Gaza's 346,000 children under the age of five are most at risk of malnutrition, with the catastrophic situation across the Strip rapidly deteriorating."
The organization explained that current estimates indicate that “one in three children under the age of two in northern Gaza suffers from wasting, compared to one in six children last January, according to the Global Nutrition Group.”
It stated that children suffering from malnutrition in Gaza "do not receive the food and medical care they need to survive in light of the prevention of food entry and the collapse of the health system."
The World Health Organization continuously warns of the consequences of the collapse of the health system in Gaza as a result of the ongoing Israeli war on the Strip for more than half a year.
Since the start of its war on Gaza on October 7, Israeli forces have targeted medical facilities and hospitals in various areas of the Strip with systematic and continuous attacks, causing the destruction of the health system, a humanitarian catastrophe, and the deterioration of the infrastructure.
Israel continues the war despite the issuance of a UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire during Ramadan, and despite its appearance before the International Court of Justice on charges of committing "genocide."
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346 thousand children in Gaza under the age of five face the risk of malnutrition