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UN walks back 14,000 Gaza baby death claim

Newsweek on MSN · 2d

Gaza 14,000 babies warning from UN explained

A heated debate was sparked after the United Nations humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher said that 14,000 babies in Gaza would die within 48 hours unless aid reached them. Fletcher cited the figure during a BBC interview on Tuesday as he described what he said was a growing humanitarian disaster facing Palestinians,

The Times of India on MSN · 2d

UN walks back 14,000 Gaza baby death claim after backlash

The UN faced backlash after its humanitarian chief, Tom Fletcher, stated 14,000 Gaza babies could die in 48 hours without aid. This figure, based on a long-term malnutrition estimate, sparked controversy and accusations of exaggeration.

New York Post · 1d

UN, BBC walk back dramatic Gaza infant death toll claim

The U.N. and the BBC corrected a dramatic claim that 14,000 infants in the Gaza Strip faced death within 48 hours, clarifying that the figure refers to children at risk of severe malnutrition over

Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)15h

How one UN leader’s mistaken timeline caused confusion about Gaza children’s starvation risk

Gaza children face dire starvation risk, but a UN leader got the timeline wrong when he said 14,000 babies would die in “the ...

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UN aid chief defends using ‘genocide’ in Gaza remarks to the Security Council that Israel rejects

The United Nations’ humanitarian chief has defended using the term “genocide” to describe what aid workers are trying to ...

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Israel turns tables on UN official claiming 'genocide' in Gaza with basic questions

Israeli U.N. Ambassador Danny Danon slammed U.N. official Tom Fletcher for accusing Israel of carrying out a "genocide" in ...

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