9 more people died of malnutrition on Friday
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The United Nations Food Program says one in three people in Gaza has been hungry for several days. The World Food Program (WFP) has issued a statement saying, "Malnutrition is increasing." 90 thousand women and children need immediate treatment.
According to the Ministry of Health run by Hamas in Gaza, 9 more people died of malnutrition on Friday. According to the Ministry of Health of Gaza, at least 115 Palestinians have died of starvation in Gaza since Israel started the war in October 2023. Hamas accuses Israel of controlling all goods coming and going to Gaza. Israel has claimed that it has not stopped any aid going to Gaza. Israel has held Hamas responsible for the malnutrition. According to Hamas, more than 59,000 people have been killed in Gaza since October 7, 2023.
As the crisis of hunger and malnutrition continues in Gaza, the condition of children and the elderly is getting worse, according to the international media. The head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has responded to the situation of man-made starvation due to the embargo on relief materials in Gaza.
Al Jazeera journalist Taker Abu Ajjum has mentioned in his on-the-spot reporting that while the children of Gaza were suffering from malnutrition, recently the old people have also seen clear symptoms. According to the Ministry, most of these deaths occurred in the last few weeks and many of them included children.
According to a source at Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City, a Palestinian child, Abdul Qader Al-Fayoumi, died of malnutrition and starvation. In March, Israel imposed a complete blockade on Gaza. Hamas' statement that only a small number of aid materials have been allowed to enter Gaza since the end of May is It has been mentioned that this has caused a serious humanitarian crisis. The World Health Organization and others have warned of mass starvation.
The United Nations Palestinian Refugee Agency has issued a statement on Thursday, warning that the hunger crisis will lead to "disintegration of families". Philip Lazzarini, the head of the agency, posted on X and said, "Because of hunger, parents are not able to take care of their children." Our own health workers are working on one gram of dal a day, collapsing in the office. If the health workers and caregivers do not get enough food, the entire humanitarian system collapses.
The United Nations humanitarian agency, OCHA, has said that Israel is preventing it from verifying aid materials in distribution centers. Al Jazeera's Hani Mahmoud from Gaza City stated that the situation is worsening and the Palestinians are struggling to get any help. "Starvation and lack of water have gripped Gaza," he wrote, "and this has led to an epidemic of malnutrition." The Guardian's news reports that Gaza's hospitals are filled with children who have become skeletons due to malnutrition.
