Haaretz Podcast Inside Gaza's hospitals: 'The children were very thin. Weak. Glazed eyes. It was devastating'
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Aug 26, 2025 Yarden Michaeli, a dedicated journalist at Haaretz, dives deep into the harrowing situation in Gaza’s hospitals, particularly the alarming rates of malnutrition among children. He shares shocking accounts from pediatric wards, where youngsters exhibit signs of severe starvation. Michaeli discusses the challenges of reporting under duress and the disconnect between official narratives and harsh realities. His emotional virtual tours reveal the dire humanitarian crisis, emphasizing the urgent need for awareness and action amidst ongoing suffering.
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Virtual Tours Inside Gaza Hospitals
- Yarden Michaeli and Nir Hasson conducted virtual tours of Gaza medical wards to document conditions inaccessible to journalists.
- They toured Nasser Hospital pediatric and internal medicine wards and two health centers via local officials and doctors guiding the visits.
Children Showing Visible Starvation Markers
- Michaeli described children as very thin, weak, with glazed eyes and visible markers like hair loss and rashes.
- Mothers reported being too malnourished to breastfeed and paying extreme prices for formula like $100 per tin.
People Shot While Trying To Get Food
- Hospitals received many people shot while trying to obtain food, with roughly 2,000 such victims documented.
- Starvation also hampers healing, prolonging recovery for gunshot victims and others.