The director of Tahrir Hospital at Nasser Medical Complex in Gaza has warned that the children of the besieged Palestinian territory have reached the most severe stage of malnutrition.
Dr. Ahmad Al-Farra said in a statement on Wednesday that due to the Israeli blockade of humanitarian aid, it has become extremely difficult to monitor the health of Gaza children.
“It is extremely difficult to monitor them medically due to a lack of therapeutic medicines and infant formula,” Farra said.
“The lack of adequate nutrition and medicine for pregnant mothers has a dangerous impact on newborns, especially premature babies.”
According to Farra, the continued prevention of food and medicine supplies indicates that Gaza’s children are facing a dangerous and catastrophic scenario.
The condition of the child “Osama Al-Raqab” summarizes Gaza’s suffering due to the lack of proper nutrition and drinking water, Farra said.
Osama Al-Raqab is a six-year-old Palestinian child who has been suffering from acute malnutrition since the Israeli regime imposed the blockade, and according to his family, is close to death.
