WARNING: This story contains disturbing images.
The dire situation at the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza may be a warning sign for what’s to come in the rest of the besieged Palestinian territory.
Fifteen children have died at the facility in recent days from hunger and malnutrition as Gaza slowly runs out of food for its 2.3 million people, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
“Mothers are not able to nurse their babies or give them immunities,” said Dr. Ahmed Al-Kahlot, who’s been tending to the most serious cases.
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“If the mother herself suffers from malnutrition, how can she feed her baby?”
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