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Middle East Eye
an hour ago
- Health
- Middle East Eye
Gaza Strip: Malnutrition causes developmental issues for life in children, says Oxfam
Malnutrition in children causes lifelong developmental issues, Oxfam's humanitarian response adviser for the Gaza Strip told Irish public broadcaster RTE on Friday. Chris McIntosh told RTÉ's Morning Ireland, "Malnutrition in children is a severe problem because it can cause developmental issues". "Unlike adults, they don't have the ability to spring back from a period of undernutrition and this affects brain development and a host of other health issues that will be with them for the rest of their lives". "To smell food being cooked is also a total novelty these days," McIntosh added. McIntosh also said seeing people eating food was rare, and children were reduced to searching for food in bins. Oxfam was one of more than 100 NGOs that signed a letter saying that new Israeli legislation regulating aid groups is being used to refuse their requests to bring supplies into Gaza. McIntosh added that Israel's claim that aid trucks waiting to enter Gaza do not meet security standards is false.
RTÉ News
10 hours ago
- Politics
- RTÉ News
Not enough food in Gaza to sustain life
There is not enough food in Gaza to sustain life, Oxfam's Humanitarian Response Adviser in the enclave has said. Speaking to RTÉ's Morning Ireland, Chris McIntosh said Israel's blockade is causing starvation and malnutrition. "Malnutrition in children is a severe problem because it can cause developmental issues. "Unlike adults, they don't have the ability to spring back from a period of undernutrition and this affects brain development and and a host of other health issues that will be with them for the rest of their lives. "Now, mind you, this is something that we have been predicting ever since the beginning of the blockade, which was at the beginning of March. So we're now well into five, six months of this," Mr McIntosh said. Yesterday, more than 100 foreign aid groups said in a letter that new Israeli legislation regulating aid groups has increasingly been used to deny their requests to bring supplies into Gaza. The letter accused Israel of "weaponising aid" as people starve in Gaza and using it as a tool to entrench control. "Israeli authorities have rejected requests from dozens of NGOs to bring in lifesaving goods, citing that these organisations are 'not authorised to deliver aid'," the joint statement reads. The organisations said new Israeli aid registration measures were "designed to control independent organisations, silence advocacy, and censor humanitarian reporting". The letter added that the rules violate European data privacy regulations, noting that in some cases, aid groups have been given only seven days to comply. Sight of children searching bins for food is common Chris McIntosh, meanwhile, said the sight of children searching for food in bins is common and seeing people eating food is rare. "To smell food being cooked is also a total novelty these days," Mr McIntosh added. He said the amount of trucks allowed into Gaza is "miniscule" compared to what the needs are. He described airdrops of humanitarian aid as an "embarrassing stunt" and said they are not a dignified way to deliver aid. Mr McIntosh said Israel's claim that aid trucks waiting to enter Gaza do not meet security standards as false. "The delays and denials are systemic and policy driven and they have nothing to do with NGOs not meeting basic requirements or not following security rules," he said. Mr McIntosh said the starvation in Gaza will stop when unfettered access to the enclave is granted. In their letter, the aid groups stressed that most of them have not been able to deliver "a single truck" of life-saving assistance since Israel implemented a blockade in March. Bushra Khalidi, an aid official with Oxfam in Gaza, said Oxfam has over $2.5 million worth of goods that have been rejected from entering Gaza by Israel, "especially WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) items as well as food". Aid groups' "ability to operate may come at the cost of their independence and ability to speak out," she added. A vast majority of aid is not reaching civilians in Gaza, where tens of thousands have been killed in Israeli attacks, most of the population has been displaced and famine looms. UN agencies and a small number of aid groups have resumed delivering assistance, but say the number of trucks allowed in remains far from sufficient.
01-08-2025
- Politics
'Human Rights Watch' accuses Israel of war crimes
Humanitarian response advisor Chris McIntosh discusses the report released by the NGO "Human Rights Watch," saying that alleged Israeli killings of people in Gaza near food aid sites are war crimes.
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Outdoors Appalachia: Poison hemlock & CWD warnings
JOHNSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — This week's Outdoors Appalachia show featured warnings for people getting outside and talk of a survey to improve hikes in one of the region's recreation areas. Murry Lee and Chris McIntosh discussed the Tennessee Department of Agriculture's warning about the invasive and potentially lethal poison hemlock plant, as well as the latest chronic wasting disease numbers in Virginia. A survey to improve hiking, mountain biking, horseback and ATV trails at Doe Mountain Recreational Area was also talked about on this week's show. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
01-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Wisconsin adds familiar FCS opponent to future football schedule
Wisconsin football added a home game against Illinois State to its 2029 football schedule. The Redbirds program first announced the matchup on Friday. The game, scheduled for Sept. 8, will be Wisconsin's second of the 2029 season. The team is set to open that campaign with a road trip to Cal. The Redbirds went 10-4 in 2024, falling to UC Davis in the second round of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. After consecutive losing seasons in 2020 and 2021, the team delivered a pair of 6-5 campaigns in 2022 and 2023. Much will still change before Sept. 8, 2029, but the program is currently far from the class of the FCS. Wisconsin and Illinois State have met once before: Sept. 3, 2022, in Madison, Wisconsin. The Badgers won that season-opening meeting 38-0. The result preceded one of the more significant month-long stretches of results in program history, as the team went on to lose at home to Washington State the following week, handle New Mexico State, get blown out at Ohio State and then fall at home to Illinois. That 1-3 start prompted athletic director Chris McIntosh to fire head coach Paul Chryst. A lot has changed since those moments. Wisconsin is just 12-13 in two years under head coach Luke Fickell, plus missed a bowl game in 2024 for the first time since 2001. 🚨 FUTURE SCHEDULE UPDATE 🚨The Redbirds will head back to Camp Randall Stadium in 2029 for an FBS matchup with the Wisconsin Badgers in Madison❗ — Illinois State Football (@RedbirdFB) February 28, 2025 Before the 2029 season is considered, Wisconsin's schedule should dominate headlines throughout the upcoming 2025 campaign. The team faces national title contenders Alabama, Ohio State and Oregon, and strong Big Ten opponents Michigan, Washington, Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois and Indiana. It will need dramatic improvements on both sides of the football to return to postseason play. Contact/Follow on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on to follow ongoing coverage of Wisconsin Badgers news, notes and opinion This article originally appeared on Badgers Wire: Wisconsin football schedule Illinois State 2029 game
