North Gaza aid mission reveals more infants may die from hunger

A rare opportunity to deliver desperately needed supplies to hospitals in northern Gaza for the first time in months has been welcomed by UN humanitarians who on Tuesday issued a fresh alert about “appalling” conditions in medical facilities where more children risk are battling life-threatening malnutrition.

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North Gaza aid mission reveals more infants may die from hunger

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