@trtworld: Six-year-old Palestinian boy Fadi al Zant, who suffers from cystic fibrosis, a genetic disease that requires patients to follow a special diet, is rapidly losing weight due to a severe shortage of food and medicine in northern Gaza. Israel’s crippling blockade on the Palestinian enclave — which cut its population off from food, water and medical supplies for over five months — has left thousands facing the threat of starvation, with 27 people already having died from malnourishment in recent weeks, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. #fyp