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'I'm slowly losing my daughter' says Gazan mother as girl starves

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Stroking the hair of her emaciated daughter Jana at a hospital in Gaza City, Nasma Ayad fears time is running out for a medical evacuation of the malnourished eight-year-old so she can avoid the fate of her sister, who died last month.

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  • A mother in Gaza fears for her daughter's life due to severe malnutrition.
  • Jana's health has deteriorated, and her sister died last month from malnutrition-related complications. 6s
  • Medical evacuations for Jana and her sister were never carried out due to border closures. 1m 8s
  • The mother is urgently calling for her daughter's evacuation for treatment outside Gaza. 1m 19s
  • Gazan health authorities report over 150 hunger-related deaths, including at least 90 children. 1m 32s
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