Gaza starvation: Why Israel's supporters are misrepresenting Unicef study
Gaza starvation: Why Israel's supporters are misrepresenting Unicef study Submitted by Peter Oborne on Thu, 08/13/2026 - 17:18 Data showing lower malnutrition levels in the enclave should be cheered - but these findings do not erase the crimes of the past A Palestinian mother cradles her 18-month-old son, displaying signs of malnutrition, in Gaza’s al-Shati refugee camp, on 24 July 2025 (Omar…
Israel's supporters have been misrepresenting a Unicef study on malnutrition in Gaza, according to experts. While the study shows a reduction in acute child malnutrition rates since the ceasefire in mid-2026, it cannot disprove the confirmation of famine in Gaza by the IPC in August 2025. The study's findings do not erase the crimes of the past, and claims that famine never happened in Gaza are incorrect, misleading, and dangerous.
Medical Aid for Palestinians and the WHO have emphasized that stunting, a long-term nutritional stress, is the inevitable result of the malnutrition and starvation recorded by aid organizations after the Israeli military assault on Gaza.
Written by urgent.news from Middle East Eye's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
