New UNICEF-backed data reportedly shows child malnutrition indicators in Gaza comparing more favorably than in several countries across the region, according to analysis by The Zioneer. The data challenges months of accusations that Israel was deliberately starving Gaza. The Zioneer notes that the same institutions previously used to attack Israel are now producing data that undermines that narrative.
Earlier today, The Zioneer covered an online post claiming a new UNICEF study on Gaza nutrition. Now, The Zioneer's own analysis examines fresh UNICEF-backed data that appears to show child malnutrition indicators in Gaza comparing favorably to several regional countries. The data, reportedly from UNICEF, challenges the prevailing famine narrative that has been used to accuse Israel of deliberate starvation. The Zioneer notes that the same UN agencies that previously fueled the famine accusation are now producing data that undercuts it. The analysis asks whether the headlines will be corrected.
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