A third of children under 2 in north Gaza are acutely malnourished, UN says
The main UN aid agency operating in Gaza said on Saturday that acute malnutrition is rising more quickly in the north of the enclave, while Israel prepared to send a delegation to Qatar for new ceasefire talks.
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![TOPSHOT - A boy holds out an empty pot as he waits with other displaced Palestinians queueing for meals provided by a charity organisation ahead of the fast-breaking "iftar" meal during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on March 16, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict in the Palestinian territory between Israel and the militant group Hamas. (Photo by SAID KHATIB / AFP) (Photo by SAID KHATIB/AFP via Getty Images) A young child holds out an empty pot at a barricade.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7146274.1710616996!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/2082108661.jpg)
The main UN aid agency operating in Gaza said on Saturday that acute malnutrition is rising more quickly in the north of the enclave, while Israel prepared to send a delegation to Qatar for new ceasefire talks.