Bad news.One in three children born in Gaza Strip Gaza Strip (gäz`ə), (2003 est. pop. 1,330,000) rectangular coastal area, c.140 sq mi (370 sq km), SW Asia, on the Mediterranean Sea adjoining Egypt and Israel, in what was formerly SW Palestine. hospitals dies because of a lack of medical resources, usually basic medicines, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a UNICEF UNICEF (y  `nĭsĕf'), the United Nations Children's Fund, an affiliated agency of the United Nations. study. Most medical staff haven't been paid in three months due to sanctions against the Palestinian Authority's Hamas-led government. "The humanitarian and security situation in the Palestinian occupied territories This article is about occupied territory in general: for more specific discussion of the territories captured by Israel in the Six-Day War, see Israeli-occupied territories. Occupied territories is deteriorating, especially for women and children," said UNICEF spokesman Damien Personnaz, according to Spain's El Mundo. He called for an additional $14.3 million from the international community to fund medical services. |
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