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#humanitarian-access

Opher's office said in a statement on Tuesday that the purpose of the visit, organised by the Council for Arab-British Understanding, was to enable members of parliament to witness the vital medical and humanitarian work of a range of organisations including Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) in the occupied West Bank. It added: It is deeply regrettable that Israeli authorities prevented them from seeing first-hand the grave challenges facing medical facilities in the region and from hearing the British government's assessment of the situation on the ground.

Describing the situation as a "race against time," the report says at least 132,000 children under the age of 5 could die from acute malnutrition in the coming months. This estimate has doubled since an IPC report in May, showing just how drastically the conditions have worsened in Gaza in recent weeks. Nearly 55,500 malnourished pregnant and breastfeeding women will require an urgent nutrition response.