Palestinian authorities warn 3,500 children are at risk of death due to severe malnutrition. Twenty-two percent of Gaza’s population is currently facing catastrophic levels of acute food insecurity. This is the displaced mother of a sick baby being treated at a U.N. facility in Deir al-Balah.

Misk al-Madhoun’s mother: “The reason behind my daughter’s condition is displacement. We fled from the north to Rafah and then to Deir al-Balah, where we lived in a tent. My daughter’s fever would reach 40 degrees daily. We took her to the American Hospital every day because of the fever, and they would prescribe paracetamol before sending us away. Her malnutrition worsened due to prolonged displacement, lack of food, and financial hardship since my husband’s work stopped during the war.”