U n Children in Gaza are starving, thousands have been treated for malnutrition

Children's humanitarian aid agency within the United Nations, U n NICEF, has indicated Thursday that more than 9,000 children in the Gaza Strip have been treated for malnutrition this year, while food safety experts have estimated that tens of thousands of cases are expected to appear in next year, the AP reported.

Experts have also warned that territory is on the verge of the hunger crisis if Israel does not stop the military campaign and does not completely remove the aid blockade, but the World Health Organisation (OBSH) has announced last week that people are already starving.

Whatever you see, people are hungry... They direct fingers from their mouths to show that they are hungry”, said Nestor Oomemuhang, representative of the United Nations Fund for Population in Palestinian territories.

The worst “has already reached Gaza”, he added.

The children are already dying because of malnutrition and there are more babies in Gaza who will be in danger if they are not allowed fast access to food aid necessary to save their lives”, Tess Ingram from UNICEF said. /Periscope/