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Published 03 May, 2024 06:30pm

155,000 pregnant, breastfeeding women in Gaza lack proper access to water, says UN agency

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, or UNRWA, has said that currently 155,000 of pregnant and breastfeeding women in Gaza have “severely limited access” to water and sanitation.

More than 10,000 women have been killed in the Gaza strip, while 19,000 others have been wounded, according to the agency’s report.

Many of the victims are mothers, meaning that an average of 37 children are losing their mothers every day, UNRWA said.

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