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“Look at Yazan”: Palestinian Diplomat Decries Death of Palestinian Boy Who Starved to Death

HeadlineMar 05, 2024

The World Health Organization is warning malnutrition in northern Gaza is “particularly extreme” as talks continue over a possible six-week temporary ceasefire. On Monday, Palestinian U.N. Ambassador Riyad Mansour warned children in Gaza are increasingly dying of starvation. He raised the case of Yazan al-Kafarneh, an emaciated 10-year-old Palestinian child who died of severe malnourishment and insufficient healthcare.

Riyad Mansour: “Look at our children. Look at Yazan. Look what agony they are enduring. Dozen more children who died of malnutritions have been identified, and many more have died and are dying in darkness and destitution. This has to stop. For God’s sakes, this has to stop.”

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