Malnutrition ravages Gaza’s children: Mariam loses over half her weight

GAZA, (PIC)

Nine-year-old Palestinian girl Mariam Dawas has lost more than half her body weight due to the war and siege conditions in the Gaza Strip, as UN organizations warn of a worsening malnutrition crisis among children.

Mariam sits beside her 33-year-old mother, Madalla, in the Al-Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City. The mother recounts that they live in a displacement camp in the northern part of the Strip, affirming that her daughter had no health issues before the war. Maryam…

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News Source: english.palinfo.com

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