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130,000 kids in Gaza ‘cut off’
Fifty days of siege in northern Gaza sees young children deprived of food and medicine
Palestinian children queue for donated food in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, November 22, 2024

AN ESTIMATED 130,000 children under 10 have been trapped for 50 days without access to food or medical aid in northern Gaza, a charity warned today.

According to Save the Children, the area is almost entirely inaccessible to aid workers, cutting Palestinians off from supplies despite warnings of famine.

Those in northern Gaza have been cut off from food, water and medical aid since October 6, when Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) declared the area a closed military zone. 

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