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Within a week – 4 children died in Gaza due to hunger

Gaza – Together – The director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip, Hossam Abu Safiya, announced that the number of children who died in the hospital due to malnutrition had risen to 4 within one week.

Abu Safiya said, in a press conference held in the northern Gaza Strip, “We lost a child in the nursery department of the hospital during the last hours. He is the fourth child to die in the hospital during the last week due to malnutrition.”

Abu Safiya said, “We detected more than 250 children showing signs of malnutrition.”

The scientist called for the formation of an investigation committee to find out the circumstances of the assassination of doctors.

He also called on the concerned authorities to reveal the fate of our medical personnel detained by the occupation forces.

He said, “We are facing a health catastrophe and we are sending a distress call that the coming days will claim more victims.”

Source: Maan News Agency