PALESTINE – Ongoing mass starvation in Gaza have claimed another 6 lives in the last 24 hours, 2 of them being children according to Palestinian health ministry on Sunday.

“Hospitals recorded six new deaths in the past 24 hours due to famine and malnutrition, including two children who exhausted by hunger,” the ministry said in a statement.

The new fatalities brought the death toll from starvation in Gaza since October 2023 to 133, including 87 children.

“These numbers reflect the catastrophic impact of the ongoing Israeli blockade and the prevention of food and aid deliveries into Gaza,” the ministry said.

Israel has imposed a blockade on Gaza for 18 years, and since March 2 has shut down all crossings, blocking the entry of aid convoys and ignoring international calls to reopen them.