# State Department says UNICEF Gaza findings ‘completely shatter’ starvation claims against Israel

https://mins.news/en/item/21307

- Fox News, 2026-08-13 14:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.foxnews.com/world/unicef-gaza-findings-completely-shatters-starvation-claims-against-israel-state-dept-says

> The Trump State Department said a new UNICEF-led report on Gaza’s nutritional conditions “completely shatters” allegations that Israel deliberately starved civilians. The assessment reached 1,335 children under five across 83% of Gaza, finding malnutrition rates of 0.2% to 1.9% depending on the measure; 17% of the population could not be surveyed because of security and operational constraints.

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