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A young girl dies of malnutrition in Gaza
A young girl has died from starvation and dehydration in the city of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, reported Wafa news agency on Monday.
Staff at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis said the child died from severe malnutrition - caused by the ongoing Israeli blockade of humanitarian aid, food, and water.
Medical staff warned that thousands of children across Gaza are suffering from malnutrition and dehydration due to a lack of access to water and food after nearly 100 days of Israel preventing food, clean water, medical supplies, and fuel from entering the besieged strip.
Bassam Zaqqout, director of the non-governmental organisation Palestinian Medical Relief Society, described the situation as catastrophic, declaring: 'Gaza has become a place of death. The famine rate has reached 100 percent'
Israel has been accused of using food as a weapon of war by human rights organisations.
