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Gaza Faces Famine as Death Toll Surpasses 220 and Disinformation Dispute Deepens

The World Health Organization has urged Israel to permit prepositioning of medical supplies ahead of planned operations to reinforce faltering health services

Overview

  • Gaza’s Health Ministry reports 227 starvation-related deaths since the conflict began, including over 100 children, with five additional fatalities in the past 24 hours.
  • The World Health Organization said medical supplies are arriving at too low a pace and urged Israel to authorize prepositioning before its planned Gaza City operation.
  • Israeli security bodies, led by COGAT and the IDF, challenged Gaza’s malnutrition death counts and cited cases where individuals had serious preexisting health conditions.
  • AFP debunked a viral photograph of a supposed 17-year-old starvation victim by identifying the image as a treatment photo of seven-year-old May Abu Arar.
  • Hostilities and deadly incidents at Gaza Humanitarian Foundation distribution centers have further obstructed aid delivery and killed dozens of aid seekers since May.