GAZA, (PIC)
Two Palestinian babies died on Monday of malnutrition and lack of medical supplies in the northern Gaza Strip on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan, bringing the death toll of hunger in the Strip to 27.
The Palestinian pediatrician Samer Lubbad warned that the continued shortage of food and medical supplies “will lead to the death of many children due to malnutrition.”
“The two infants died as the Israeli occupation army refused to allow food and medical supplies into northern Gaza,” he told Anadolu agency.
The Palestinian doctor added that malnutrition occurs “as a result of the lack of food resources for children, such as basic milk for premature babies and infants.”
He warned that more children are at risk of death from malnutrition as a result of Israel’s ongoing blockade on the enclave.
The Palestinian doctor appealed to the Red Cross and international organizations to urgently intervene to provide food and medical supplies to the residents of northern Gaza.
This brings the number of victims of malnutrition and dehydration in the Gaza Strip to 27.
