Almost 55,000 children in Gaza acutely malnourished, Lancet study estimates

<p>Study shows clear link between Israeli restrictions on aid entering Gaza and levels of malnutrition among children</p><p>Almost 55,000 children in Gaza are estimated to be acutely malnourished, far more than have so far been <a href="https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/devastating-rate-child-malnutrition-gaza-strip-august-surpasses-july-record">identified</a> as victims of the potentially lethal condition, a study published in the Lancet, the respected international medical periodical, has revealed.</p><p>The study, <a href="https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(25)01820-3/fulltext">published on Wednesday,</a> and led by the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (Unrwa), offers a month-by-month breakdown through much of the two-year conflict, and shows for the first time a clear link between Israeli restrictions on supplies entering Gaza and levels of malnutrition among children.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/08/almost-55000-children-in-gaza-acutely-malnourished-lancet-study-estimates">Continue reading...</a>