{"id":51840,"date":"2025-08-21T13:48:56","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T17:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/unrwa-chief-voices-fear-malnourished-children-could-die-in-gaza-city-operation\/21\/08\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T13:48:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T17:48:56","slug":"unrwa-chief-voices-fear-malnourished-children-could-die-in-gaza-city-operation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/unrwa-chief-voices-fear-malnourished-children-could-die-in-gaza-city-operation\/21\/08\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"UNRWA chief voices fear malnourished children could die in Gaza City operation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;If there is no crisis plan, then they (the children suffering from malnutrition) will certainly be condemned,&#8221; Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The head of the UN <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/most-americans-believe-countries-recognize-132141266.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Palestinian;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Palestinian<\/a> refugee agency on Thursday voiced concern that children suffering from malnutrition in Gaza would die if emergency provisions are not immediately put in place during Israel&#8217;s Gaza City military operation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/international\/article-863672\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:UNRWA;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">UNRWA<\/a> Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said that its data showed a six-fold increase in the number of children suffering from malnutrition in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/idf-begins-invasion-gaza-city-192505429.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Gaza City;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Gaza City<\/a> since March.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We have a population that is extremely weak that will be confronted with a new major military operation,&#8221; he told a Geneva press club meeting. &#8220;Many will simply not have the strength to undergo a new displacement.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;If there is no crisis plan, then they (the children suffering from malnutrition) will certainly be condemned,&#8221; he said, addressing the audience in French.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Israel denies claims of starvation in Gaza<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Israel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/deliberate-misleading-israeli-defense-report-100347803.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:refuted the claims;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">refuted the claims<\/a> of starvation of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, stating that Hamas was behind \u201cdeliberate and misleading\u201d publication of data, in a report published by the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) earlier this month.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>A view shows military vehicles on the Israeli side of the border with Gaza, as seen from Israel, August 12, 2025. (credit: REUTERS\/AMMAR AWAD)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/shelter-materials-still-not-entering-165408053.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:COGAT;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">COGAT<\/a>, Hamas portrays Gazan patients with severe pre-existing conditions as having died from malnutrition, saying that this was part of a coordinated campaign by Hamas \u201cto discredit the State of Israel and achieve political gains.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">COGAT\u2019s review reportedly found a gap between the deaths attributed to malnutrition as reported by the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry, and the cases documented and published with details in media and social media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">COGAT&#8217;s review said that the Gaza Health Ministry did not release the names of these deceased, as it had traditionally done in the past. For example, on July 19, Hamas announced 18 malnutrition-related deaths, and on July 22, another 15, but COGAT&#8217;s probe identified only a handful of cases, adding that this raises doubt about their credibility.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/unrwa-chief-voices-fear-malnourished-164343526.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&ldquo;If there is no crisis plan, then they (the children suffering from malnutrition) will certainly be condemned,&rdquo; Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said. 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