Newborns at Risk as 50,000 Pregnant, Breastfeeding Women Starve in Gaza

The majority of Palestinians killed by Israel in Gaza are women and children. (Photo: Mahmoud Ajjour, The Palestine Chronicle)

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

The UNFPA called for life-saving aid to be allowed into the besieged enclave, as the situation “is preventable.”

Up to 50,000 pregnant and breastfeeding women in the Gaza Strip are facing severe hunger, with devastating consequences for newborns, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) warned on Tuesday.

These women “haven’t eaten…

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