PALESTINE – 6 people died in the last 24 hours from starvation and malnutrition as Gaza famine continue due to Israeli blockade according to the Palestinian Health Ministry on Monday.
The new fatalities brought the famine-related deaths since October 2023 to 393, including 140 children, the ministry added in a statement.
According to the ministry, 115 of the deaths, 25 of them children, occurred after the UN-backed hunger monitoring system Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) formally declared Gaza a famine zone last month.
Israel has killed more than 64,300 Palestinians in a brutal offensive in Gaza since October 2023. The military campaign has devastated the enclave.
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