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One-third of children under 2 in northern Gaza acutely malnourished amid growing hunger crisis, UN says

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The main UN aid agency operating in Gaza said on Saturday that acute malnutrition is rising more quickly in the north of the enclave, as Israel prepared to send a delegation to Qatar for new ceasefire talks.

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said one-third of children under the age of two in northern Gaza are now acutely malnourished amid growing pressure on Israel over looming famine in the embattled enclave.

Israel said on Friday it would send a delegation to Qatar for more talks with mediators after its enemy, Hamas, presented a new proposal for a ceasefire with an exchange of

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