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Rabat – Gaza’s Health Ministry has said that five people, including two children, died from famine and malnutrition in the past 24 hours. This brings the total number of hunger-related deaths in Gaza since October 7, 2023, to 227, including 103 children.
Among the victims was a six-year-old boy, Jamal Fadi al-Najjar, who died from a hunger-related illness in the southern city of Khan Younis, according to the Nasser Medical Complex.
The Health Ministry also confirmed the death of 30-year-old Wissam Abu Mohsen from malnutrition, as reported by Nasser Hospital. His death was announced shortly after the ministry’s latest figures on famine-related casualties. This makes him the sixth victim to die from malnutrition in the past 24 hours.
Also in Khan Younis, at least five people were killed in an Israeli air strike on a tent sheltering civilians in the al-Mawasi area.
Israeli attacks also hit Gaza City, where the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) have said they plan to take control. At least four people were killed and others wounded in an air strike on an apartment in the al-Sahaba area.
In other parts of Gaza City, heavy bombardment struck several homes. Four people were killed in a strike on the al-Nadeem family home, with several others still missing. A young girl was rescued from the rubble.
Three people were killed in a strike on the al-Hasari family home near al-Faruq Mosque, and about 20 people remain trapped under debris.
Meanwhile, one person was killed in a strike on the Salmi family home, west of the University College area, with more people still missing.
At least three people, including a child, were killed in another air strike in the Sabra neighbourhood of Gaza City, according to a local emergency worker.
In total, Israel killed at least 89 Palestinians, including 31 aid seekers, in the last 24 hours.
Despite global condemnation, the IOF continues its blockade on Gaza, preventing hundreds of aid trucks from entering the genocide-torn strip.
