In Gaza, six children are said to have lost their lives after becoming malnourished and dehydrated. The situation is critical for several children. All these children are said to have stayed at Kamal Adwan and al-Shifa hospitals. This is reported by the health authorities in Gaza, according to AFP. At the same time, they state that the number of dead has increased to 30,000. Major challenges The head of USAID says that Israel must open more gates for emergency aid and get a dramatic increase in vital humanitarian assistance. – It’s about life and death, says Samantha Power. One in six children in northern Gaza under the age of two is the victim of acute malnutrition, according to the UN’s emergency aid office OCHA. At least half a million people are now at risk of starvation. At the same time, there are big challenges in getting help. – We have far too few lorries coming in, says Save the Children’s international manager, Nora Ingdal, to news. Here, Palestinians stand in a food queue in Rafah. Photo: Ibraheem Abu Mustafa / Reuters – Chaotic situation She explains that people are now so desperate that it is impossible to distribute emergency aid in an orderly manner. The situation has become lawless and chaotic. – People just throw themselves at the help, says Ingdal. The international manager of Save the Children says that the situation in Gaza is so desperate that people throw themselves at the little emergency aid that comes in. Photo: Nora Lie/Save the Children She says that even if a lot of emergency aid were to come in now, many children would still die. – Children have been starving for so long. They are so exhausted. They have so little to go on. There is so little resilience left, says Ingdal.
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