Mothers, newborns most at risk as Israeli-induced malnutrition grips Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News

In an overcrowded clinic in central Gaza’s Nuseirat refugee camp, Samar Abu Ajwah clutched her frail newborn as he burst into weak sobs.

Eyad has been diagnosed as malnourished, weighing only 1.9kg (4.2lb). “He needs milk, and we are appealing for help from people who can afford it because we cannot,” Abu Ajwah, who also suffers from malnutrition caused by Israel’s punishing blockade of humanitarian aid, told Al Jazeera.

Ameera Tafesh brought Ru’a, her emaciated six-month-old, to the…