... aggravating factors. The high rate of poverty and the poor resources of the Palestinian nation, in addition to the ongoing occupation, and the inability of the country to develop its infrastructure ... malnutrition, is an internationally recognised expert on the nutritional health of children in Gaza. He makes a direct link between the deteriorating state of children’s health in Gaza and the blockade:“Malnutrition ... for a child is the home, the main source of food and shelter and family nurturing. But in Gaza, the home environment is fraught with the strains of poverty, unemployment and trauma from the...