Israel vindicated by Gaza nutrition data after ‘blood libel’ starvation claims, UN envoy says

Israel's ambassador stated that new U.N.-backed data showing low rates of child malnutrition in Gaza undermines wartime claims of deliberate starvation, which he labeled a "blood libel." The ambassador alleged that earlier alarming figures were based on reports from Hamas. A survey evaluating 1,335 children under age 5 found acute malnutrition rates significantly lower than those globally estimated.