What does Israel’s starvation of Gaza do to the human body? With Dr. Thaer Ahmad

Dr. Thaer Ahmad, a member of Healthcare Workers for Humanity, is an emergency physician who has worked in Gaza for years, including during the last 22 months of genocide. He tells The Electronic Intifada Podcast that the starvation in Gaza is catastrophic.

Forced and sustained starvation is “shaving years off” of Palestinians’ lives, he explains, especially children, whose cognitive and growth development is dependent on good nutrition in their earliest years.

Read more here: https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/nora-barrows-friedman/what-does-israels-starvation-gaza-do-human-body

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