WHO: 112 children admitted to Gaza hospitals daily due to malnutrition

Due to the stifling Israeli blockade

The World Health Organization announced that approximately 112 Palestinian children have been admitted to hospitals in the Gaza Strip every day for treatment for malnutrition since the beginning of this year, due to the stifling Israeli blockade, according to the Palestinian WAFA news agency.

The World Health Organization's Director-General stated in a press statement that the situation in Gaza, which is subjected to intense Israeli attacks and a stifling blockade, "has passed the stage of catastrophe."

He added that 17 of the 36 hospitals in the Gaza Strip are partially functioning, noting that there is no hospital in northern Gaza or in Rafah in the south. He noted that the World Health Organization had "very limited" access to Gaza this week for the first time since March 2.