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🇵🇸 The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza says malnutrition and starvation rates in the Gaza Strip have reached catastrophic levels, devastating children, the elderly, and vulnerable populations: 🔹466 deaths have been recorded due to malnutrition and starvation since 2024, as the region enters its third year under war, making hunger a daily reality. 🔹It is projected that over 1.4 million people (67% of the population) will face crisis levels of food insecurity or worse by the end of 2026, following the official declaration of famine in the Gaza Governorate in August 2025. 🔹157 children have died due to malnutrition (representing one-third of the total deaths from starvation). 🔹158,001 cases of acute malnutrition have been recorded among children under five years old from 2024 to August 2026 (including 28,716 severe cases that threaten their lives). 🔹The infant mortality rate among children under five has increased from 13.6 to 33.4 per 1,000 live births between 2022 and 2025, and 12.2% of children suffer from stunting. 🔹It is estimated that 74,200 children will need treatment for acute malnutrition by April 2027. 🔹The prevalence of anemia among pregnant women has increased to 61% in 2026 (compared to 41% before the war). 🔹Approximately 4,000 cases of pregnancy loss have been recorded in the first half of 2026 (more than three times the number in the previous six months). 🔹One in three pregnancies is classified as high-risk. 🔹The elderly represent the highest proportion of deaths due to malnutrition, with 189 elderly individuals (40.5% of the total deaths). 🔹11% of the elderly have not eaten a single meal during an entire day, and 48% have reduced their portions to feed their families. Meanwhile, 68% have stopped or reduced their medication dosages due to shortages.

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⭕️ US sanctions the International Criminal Court, threatening to “dismantle it brick by brick” Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Thursday that the United States is imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court, banning transactions with the body and cutting off its resources in what he described as a response to the court’s pursuit of jurisdiction over American citizens. “Either the ICC will end its threats, or we will end the ICC,” Rubio said in a statement, calling on US allies — many of whom are ICC member states — to “rein in the court” or face a continued US campaign to dismantle it. The ICC has issued arrest warrants targeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant over war crimes in Gaza. Trump had previously clarified the administration’s real objective in July at Camp David, interjecting as Rubio spoke: “He’s trying to defend Bibi and various other people.”