One in five children in Gaza City malnourished, UN warns Middle East crisis live
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Malnutrition in Gaza City has escalated to 21.5%, with approximately one in five young children affected. In July 2025, nearly 13,000 children required treatment for acute malnutrition. Violence continues as two individuals were killed near aid distribution sites, raising the death toll to 1,760 since May. Arab and Islamic countries condemned Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's support for a Greater Israel, stating it threatens Arab national security. Meanwhile, Israel's military is targeting journalists while claiming an air strike against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees warned that malnutrition in Gaza City has reached 21.5%, meaning about one in five young children are now malnourished. The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reported almost 13,000 new admissions of children for acute malnutrition treatment recorded in July 2025 across Gaza. Two more people were killed near aid distribution sites in Gaza, bringing the death toll near humanitarian centres to 1,760 since May.
Foreign Ministers of 31 Arab and Islamic countries condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's backing of a Greater Israel. The remarks were viewed as a grave disregard for international law and a direct threat to Arab national security.
A special unit in Israel's military was tasked with identifying reporters to smear as undercover Hamas fighters, following accusations against Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif.
The Israeli military claimed responsibility for an air strike in southern Lebanon, targeting sites run by Hezbollah, which came after accusations from Hezbollah's chief of the Lebanese government's complicity with Israel.
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