A post circulating online Friday morning claims a new UNICEF study found the nutritional situation in Gaza is better than in Muslim neighborhoods in the region. The post did not provide a link to the study or specify its publication date. The claim comes a day after Israel's Foreign Ministry cited a separate UNICEF survey to argue there is no famine in Gaza.
The claim, shared on social media early Friday, states that a new UNICEF study found the nutritional situation in Gaza to be better than in Muslim neighborhoods in the region. The post did not provide a link to the study, its date, or methodology.
The claim follows a similar argument made by Israel's Foreign Ministry on Thursday, which cited a July UNICEF survey showing acute malnutrition rates among children under five between 0.2% and 0.8%. The ministry concluded there is no famine in Gaza. The new post appears to be a separate claim, but its origin and verification status remain unclear.
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