US EditionUN Warns 14,000 Babies Could Die Within 48 Hours Under Israel Siege of Gaza
- On May 20, 2025, the UN humanitarian chief expressed grave concern that if humanitarian assistance does not reach Gaza promptly, thousands of infants there face life-threatening conditions over the next two days due to the ongoing Israeli blockade.
- The warning followed an 11-week Israeli blockade that caused a severe humanitarian disaster and only recently allowed limited aid into Gaza.
- Despite international pressure and the entry of five aid trucks carrying baby food, these supplies have yet to reach needy communities in Gaza.
- UN official Tom Fletcher called the five trucks a 'drop in the ocean' and urged the world to back efforts to send 100 trucks filled with nutrition into Gaza urgently.
- The situation implies escalating humanitarian risks, prompting joint statements from global leaders warning Israel to ease aid restrictions or face further concrete actions.
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Latest UN and Media Anti-Israel Gaza Hoax: '14,000 Babies That Will Die in the Next 48 Hours'
Ridiculous as it was, the line was immediately picked up by the BBC, PBS, NBC and many other outlets. Social media erupted with self-righteous outrage — and violent threats. The post Latest UN and Media Anti-Israel Gaza Hoax: “14,000 Babies That Will Die in the Next 48 Hours” first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.
Do 14,000 Children Have to Starve to Focus on Gaza's Suffering?
A UN representative warned this week that 14,000 Gazan babies were going to die of starvation, finally shaking consciences after many warnings from the United Nations and other organizations Israel condemns Gaza to famine: “Let’s eat leaves of trees or herbs” There is a number that we have heard and repeated too many times this week: 14,000. They are the children who could have died in Gaza within 48 hours if they did not receive food. So said U…
BBC Presses UN Agency to Correct Viral Claim that ‘14,000 Babies’ In Gaza ‘Will Die In the Next 48 Hours’
The BBC this week played host to both a false claim that quickly went viral and grabbed headlines across the media, and, days later, to the reporting that debunked the claim. The fiasco began with the UN’s humanitarian chief, Tom Fletcher, telling the BBC’s Radio 4 Today show, “There are 14,000 babies that will die in the next 48 hours unless we can reach them.” Fletcher’s claim led to headlines like this one from The Guardian on Tuesday, “UN sa…
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