General News of Friday, 21 June 2024
Source: BBC
Eight months of war have left nine-year-old Yunis Jumaa severely malnourished and dehydrated, lying semi-conscious in a hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza.
His mother, Ghanima, explains he was healthy before the conflict. Similarly, five-year-old Tala Ibrahim Muhammad al-Jalat is critically ill from contaminated water and extreme heat.
Gaza's water and sanitation system is heavily damaged, with 67% destroyed, leading to widespread illness. Aid is insufficient, and the UN warns over a million Gazans face severe starvation by mid-July.
The International Criminal Court has accused Israel of using starvation as a weapon, while Israel denies a humanitarian crisis.