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An estimated 54,600 young children are malnourished in Gaza

Kids with malnutrition, which is life-threatening, need nutritional therapy

A young child suffering from malnutrition is examined in a hospital in Gaza.

A malnourished child receives care at a hospital in Gaza City in July this year. A study of children ages 6 to 59 months living in the Gaza Strip estimates that, in August, more than 54,600 were acutely malnourished.

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By Aimee Cunningham

Tens of thousands of preschool-aged children in the Gaza Strip haven’t had nearly enough to eat, putting their young lives at grave risk.