After 21 months of devastating conflict with Israel, Gaza’s most vulnerable civilians — the young, the old and the sick — are facing what aid groups say is impending famine.
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After 21 months of devastating conflict with Israel, Gaza’s most vulnerable civilians — the young, the old and the sick — are facing what aid groups say is impending famine.
Samah Matar holding her son Yousef, 6, north of Gaza City on Thursday. Yousef has cerebral palsy and severe malnutrition. He weighed about 29 pounds before the war but now weighs about 20 pounds.Credit...
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By Rawan Sheikh AhmadIsabel Kershner and Abu Bakr Bashir
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