How a United Nations study shatters the Gaza starvation narrative
The UNICEF-led survey found child malnutrition in Gaza to be exceptionally low by regional and even Western standards. The findings also undermine the key argument used to justify last year’s famine declaration
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A UNICEF-led survey has found child malnutrition in Gaza to be exceptionally low by regional and even Western standards. The findings directly undermine the key argument used to justify last year's famine declaration. This challenges the prevailing narrative of starvation in Gaza and raises questions about the basis for that declaration.