Palestinian evacuee's death in Italy highlights Gaza's starvation crisis
Palestinian woman with severe wasting who was flown from Gaza to
Italy this week for treatment has died, according to the hospital.
The 20-year-old, named by Italian media as Marah Abu Zuhri, arrived in Pisa on Thursday on an overnight Italian government humanitarian flight.
She had a 'very complex clinical picture' and was 'in a profound state of organic wasting', the University Hospital of Pisa said in a statement on Saturday.
On Friday, after undergoing tests and starting treatment, she had a sudden respiratory crisis and cardiac arrest, and died.
The hospital did not elaborate on her condition, but Italian news agencies reported that she was suffering from severe malnutrition.
A Palestinian child is seen to at the Milan Linate military airport, where a group of Gaza evacuees landed for treatment in Italian hospitals on Thursday. Photo: EPA
Humanitarian groups, UN agencies and the Palestinian militant group Hamas have warned of the risk of widespread famine in war-battered Gaza.
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A young Palestinian woman with severe wasting who was flown from Gaza to Italy this week for treatment has died, according to the hospital. The 20-year-old, named by Italian media as Marah Abu Zuhri, arrived in Pisa on Thursday on an overnight Italian government humanitarian flight. She had a 'very complex clinical picture' and was 'in a profound state of organic wasting', the University Hospital of Pisa said in a statement on Saturday. On Friday, after undergoing tests and starting treatment, she had a sudden respiratory crisis and cardiac arrest, and died. The hospital did not elaborate on her condition, but Italian news agencies reported that she was suffering from severe malnutrition. A Palestinian child is seen to at the Milan Linate military airport, where a group of Gaza evacuees landed for treatment in Italian hospitals on Thursday. Photo: EPA Humanitarian groups, UN agencies and the Palestinian militant group Hamas have warned of the risk of widespread famine in war-battered Gaza.
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