PALESTINE – Gaza starvation crisis killed 6 more Palestinians in the last 24 hours as Israeli blockade continues according to the Palestinian Health Ministry on Tuesday.

The new fatalities brought the famine-related deaths since October 2023 to 399, including 140 children, the ministry said in a statement.

According to the ministry, 121 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.

Since March 2, Israeli authorities have completely closed all Gaza border crossings, pushing the territory’s 2.4 million population into famine.

Overall Gaza War Death Toll

At least 64,605 ​​Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s genocidal war on the Gaza Strip since October 2023, according to the Health Ministry on Tuesday.

A statement said that 83 bodies were brought to hospitals in the ministry in the last 24 hours, while 223 people were injured, taking the number of injuries to 163,319 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 14 Palestinians were killed and over 37 others 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 2,444, with over 17,831 others injured since May 27.

The Israeli army resumed its attacks on the Gaza Strip on March 18 and has since killed 12,059 people and injured 51,278 others, shattering a ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement that took hold in January.