Gaza battles with hunger: Starving kids with feeble bones, scavenge for charity food amid human-induced famine
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Amid hunger crisis in Gaza, Israeli military on Sunday announced that it would pause fighting in three populated areas of Gaza for 10 hours a day and open secure routes for aid delivery to desperate Palestinians. This comes after food experts warned of the risk of famine.
1/9A doctor inspecting a malnourished Palestinian girl receiving treatment at the International Medical Corps field hospital amid Gaza's battles with hunger. (REUTERS)
2/9Displaced Palestinian mother at a shelter home with her malnourished kids on July 24 amid Gaza's hunger crisis. (REUTERS)
3/9A malnourished Palestinian child at Gaza's Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, wearing make-shift polythene diapers (REUTERS)
4/9A displaced Palestinian girl express cries of joy as she receives lentil soup at a food distribution point in Gaza on July 25 amid hunger crisis. (AFP)
5/9A 2-year-old malnourished child with his mother at a Gaza refugee camp on July 23. (AP)
6/9Displaced Palestinians women receiving lentil soup at a food distribution point in Gaza on July 25 amid hunger crisis and soaring numbers of malnourished children. (AFP)
7/9Palestinian children lineup with utensils in the Mawasi area of Khan Yunis on July 22 eagerly waiting for charity meal amid shortages of food supplies in Gaza. (AFP)
8/9Chaos at a charity kitchen in the Mawasi area of Khan Yunis as Palestinian children wait for a meal on July 22 amid Gaza hunger crisis. (AFP)
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