From hunger crisis to ‘obesity’: how Gaza’s UN data is being twisted

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Al Jazeera

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US and Israeli officials are using a drop in acute malnutrition cases to claim Gaza has no hunger.

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  • Reported by Al Jazeera and published Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:30:02 UTC.

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