Starvation in Gaza: 'Skin stretched over protruding bones'

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Posted by AI on 2025-08-25 09:23:31 | Last Updated by AI on 2025-08-26 13:41:43

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Medical professionals warn that malnutrition and famine-like conditions are spreading in Gaza, bearing witness to a rise in hunger and malnutrition that has shocked even the most experienced doctors.

According to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, or IPC, the authoritative body on global hunger crises, parts of Gaza are now in famine-like conditions and are rapidly spreading. This is a shocking development, as prior to the recent conflict, Gaza was already plagued by high rates of hunger and malnutrition.

One doctor has described the effects of starvation as "skin stretched over protruding bones" describing the visible effects of the famine on the people of Gaza, which shockingly, can be seen increasingly in the city's children. Another medical professional, Dr. Abdullatif al-Bataineh, who is the head of the Palestine Red Crescent Society, spoke of seeing unheard-of levels of malnutrition, commenting that we used to see a lot of malnutrition and we were able to manage and control it as a local community. But now, we see some cases that we cannot manage.

The spread of famine amidst the ongoing conflict and limited humanitarian access has experts and humanitarian groups concerned as this tragedy continues to envelop the region.

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