PALESTINE – Eight more Palestinians died of starvation and malnutrition in the last 24 hours according to the health ministry, as the Gaza death toll rises every day, which now is at least 62,622.

The total deaths from starvation is 281, with 114 among them being children.

“The famine is silently ravaging the bodies of civilians, depriving children of their right to life, and turning tents and hospitals into daily scenes of tragedy,” Munir al-Bursh, the director general of Gaza’s Health Ministry said.

Gaza Death Toll

A ministry statement said that 61 bodies were brought to hospitals in the last 24 hours, while 308 people were injured, taking the number of injuries to 157,673 in the Israeli onslaught.

“Many victims are still trapped under the rubble and on the roads as rescuers are unable to reach them,” it added.

The ministry also noted that 16 Palestinians were killed and over 111 injured by Israeli army fire while trying to get humanitarian aid in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of Palestinians killed while seeking aid to 2,076, with over 15,308 others wounded since May 27.