The United Nations says at least 20 children in Gaza have died of starvation and doctors say many more are increasingly suffering from grave physical and mental illnesses. For VOA, Enas A. Tantesh has this photo gallery from Rafah, Gaza, near the strip’s southern border with Egypt.
In Photos: Children in Gaza Ill and Dying for Lack of Food, Say Gaza Doctors
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Families queue to collect water for drinking and bathing in Rafah, Gaza, in Feb. 2024.
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Since the war began in October, civilians have fled south, and now most of the population of Gaza lives by the Egyptian border in Rafah, in Feb. 2024.
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Many families live in buildings damaged by the war, in Rafah, Gaza, in Feb. 2024.
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Doctors say most children have been physically and psychologically damaged by the war and all are suffering from lack of nutrition, in Rafah, Gaza, March 2, 2024.