One-year-old girl born during war dies of malnutrition

25 Aug 2025 • 12:40 AM MYT
The Independent
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  • A one-year-old baby girl, Sanaa Mansour al-Lahham, died in Gaza in July due to prolonged nutritional deficiency and a lack of baby formula, according to the charity Humanity & Inclusion.
  • UN figures from July indicated nearly 12,000 children under five in Gaza had acute malnutrition, with over 2,500 suffering from severe malnutrition, numbers likely to be an undercount.
  • The global hunger monitor, Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), declared that nearly a quarter of Palestinians in Gaza, 514,000 people, are now experiencing famine.
  • Humanity & Inclusion highlighted that Sanaa's condition deteriorated despite initial improvements from physiotherapy, underscoring the severe impact of the conflict on vulnerable populations.
  • The charity warns of a "manmade crisis" leading to a generation with lifelong disabilities due to malnutrition, calling for an immediate ceasefire and unimpeded humanitarian aid access.

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