
Sarah El Deeb
Investigative Journalist at Associated Press
Associated Press Investigative journalist. Based in Beirut. email me at seldeeb at ap dot org
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2 weeks ago |
dailyitem.com | Mohammed Jahjouh |Wafaa Shurafa |Sarah El Deeb |Sam Mednick
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Grabbing her daughter's feeble arm, Asmaa al-Arja pulls a shirt over the 2-year-old's protruding ribs and swollen belly. The child lies on a hospital bed, heaving, then wails uncontrollably, throwing her arms around her own shoulders as if to console herself. This isn't the first time Mayar has been in a Gaza hospital battling malnutrition, yet this 17-day stint is the longest.
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2 weeks ago |
chron.com | Mohammed Jahjouh |Wafaa Shurafa |Sarah El Deeb |Sam Mednick
Mayar Al-Arja, 2, who suffers from malnutrition, lies on a bed in a clinic in Nasser hospital, Khan Younis, Gaza, Wednesday, May 21, 2025. Abdel Kareem Hana/APMayar Al-Arja, 2, right, and 5-month-old Yousef Al-Najjar, both suffering from malnutrition, are cared for by their mothers in a clinic in Nasser Hospital, Khan Younis, Gaza, on Wednesday, May 21, 2025.
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lufkindailynews.com | Mohammed Jahjouh |Wafaa Shurafa |Sarah El Deeb |Sam Mednick
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) - Grabbing her daughter's feeble arm, Asmaa al-Arja pulls a shirt over the 2-year-old's protruding ribs and swollen belly. The child lies on a hospital bed, heaving, then wails uncontrollably, throwing her arms around her own shoulders as if to console herself. This isn't the first time Mayar has been in a Gaza hospital battling malnutrition, yet this 17-day stint is the longest.
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stuff.co.nz | Mohammed Jahjouh |Wafaa Shurafa |Sarah El Deeb |Sam Mednick
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detroitnews.com | Mohammed Jahjouh |Wafaa Shurafa |Sarah El Deeb |Sam Mednick
WORLDMohammed Jahjouh, Wafaa Shurafa, Sarah El Deeb and Sam MednickAssociated PressKhan Younis, Gaza Strip — Grabbing her daughter's feeble arm, Asmaa al-Arja pulls a shirt over the 2-year-old's protruding ribs and swollen belly. The child lies on a hospital bed, heaving, then wails uncontrollably, throwing her arms around her own shoulders as if to console herself. This isn't the first time Mayar has been in a Gaza hospital battling malnutrition, yet this 17-day stint is the longest.
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Mothers in #Gaza have few options as they watch their kids lose weight, immunity, become sick and often lie in hospital beds, with little that can save them. Many children are likely to die from preventable causes, experts say. https://t.co/3lm1cI4Hu9

For nearly 60 days, Israel has blocked food from #Gaza. Palestinians struggle to feed their families https://t.co/Yv97WbEWES Wafaa Shurafa and @LKeath

Miscarriages on the rise. Complications are the norm; fatal. "Even basics are impossible"- One woman's pregnancy tells of insurmountable struggles in #Gaza https://t.co/q0UF9XjNfl w/ @LKeath & M. Jahjouh "We don't have to wait for future impact. The risks are emerging now."