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The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East on May 4 expressed concern over the worsening humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip.

As Israel bans the shipment of humanitarian materials by blockading the Gaza Strip for 60-odd days, more than 70 000 children are suffering from extreme malnutrition, over 3 500 children under five are in danger of starvation and the situation is unimaginably desperate, the organization said.

The organization called on the international community to take measures for achieving ceasefire in Gaza as soon as possible and making humanitarian materials reach there.