Father's plea for starving children in north Gaza after son dies of malnutrition - BBC News

Ali was one of at least 10 children who a WHO team said died from lack of food in a north Gaza hospital.

2 days agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsIsrael-Gaza warImage caption, The number of children dying of malnutrition is likely to rapidly increase without a ceasefire and much more humanitarian aid, humanitarian agencies warnBy David GrittenBBC News"What is the fate of the children suffering from hunger? Will they find someone to save them or will they die? My son Ali has already died."

The father of Ali, a Palestinian baby boy who recently died of malnutrition and dehydration at northern Gaza's only paediatrics hospital, has appealed for help for the other children being treated there, as the UN warns of famine if aid deliveries are not substantially increased.

"Ali was born in wartime and there was no food or anything for his mother to eat - a matter which caused his kidneys to fail," the man - who did not want to be named - said in an interview recorded for BBC Arabic's Gaza Lifeline radio service.

"Ali's life got worse day after day. We tried to get him treated at hospitals, but there was no help... Ali died in front of the entire world, which kept watching him pass away."

Tragically, Ali was just one of at least 10 children who a World Health Organisation team said had died as a result of a lack of food at the overwhelmed Kamal Adwan hospital in the town of Beit Lahia, following a visit over the weekend.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68483180

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