Gaza mother blames famine for halving daughter’s weight

A mother in Gaza City reported that her five-year-old daughter, Lamia Hijjeh, has lost nearly half her body weight, weighing 8.5 kg less due to the ongoing famine. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification has declared famine in Gaza, with conditions worsening, while Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu dismissed the report as false.

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