UN warns of “explosion of preventable deaths among children” in Gaza. At least 90 percent of children under five suffered from one or more infectious diseases.
"Hungry, weak and deeply traumatized children are more likely to get sick, and sick children, especially those with diarrhea, cannot absorb nutrients well," said WHO emergency coordinator Mike Ryan. The United States recently introduced a new draft resolution to the United Nations Security Council that aims to "establish a temporary ceasefire in the Gaza Strip as quickly as possible"