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6d ago

Gaza Aid Sites Linked to Nearly 800 Deaths as Malnutrition Hits Record High

UN rights office, MSF call for accountability over hundreds of aid-related deaths, citing record acute malnutrition among women and children

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MSF said acute malnutrition levels had reached an 'all-time high' at two of its Gaza Strip facilities

Overview

  • The UN rights office reported that 798 people have been killed trying to access aid in Gaza since late May.
  • Of those deaths, 615 occurred at or near distribution hubs run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
  • Médecins Sans Frontières said acute malnutrition cases at its Gaza City clinic rose from 293 in May to 983 in early July.
  • MSF teams now have over 700 pregnant or breastfeeding women and nearly 500 children enrolled in therapeutic feeding centres.
  • The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation denies any violence at its sites and disputes UN data, while the Israeli military says warning shots target suspected militant looting.