The Palestinian girl is one of tens of thousands of children facing malnutrition in Gaza as Israel's man-made famine deepens with the Israeli military stepping up its assault on Gaza City. Mai's mother, Nadia Abu Arar, says her child was once lively and joyous, but she is now fighting for her life after drastically losing weight. The doctors told me that she isn't suffering from any disease or from any past condition.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Gaza's famine was a man-made disaster, a moral indictment, and a failure of humanity itself. Famine is not only about food; it is the deliberate collapse of the systems needed for human survival, Guterres said. People are starving. Children are dying. And those with the duty to act are failing. The UN chief said Israel, as the occupying power, has unequivocal obligations under international law,
It's to get aid in. It is absolutely appalling what is happening to innocent Palestinians in Gaza. And there are 14,000 babies, according to the UN, that could die in the next 48 hours if aid is not getting in.