deaths from hunger and thirst rise to 25

This Saturday (9), two more people died in Gaza due to severe malnutrition and dehydration, bringing the total number of deaths related to hunger and thirst to 25 since the start of the conflict between Israel and Hamas.

According to Dr. Ashraf Al-Qidra, spokesman for the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza, a two-month-old child died at Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, and a 20-year-old woman died at the Al-Shifa medical complex , in the city of Gaza.

Difficulties in Gaza

Displaced Palestinians are facing increasing difficulties in feeding their children due to Israel's strict restrictions on humanitarian aid entering Gaza. Many mothers are struggling to produce enough milk to breastfeed, and parents are turning to health centers for infant formula. Aid workers in the conflict-torn region note that the civilian population has lost a significant amount of weight as a result of food shortages.

_{Palestinian children wait to receive food amid shortages of supplies (Photo: reproduction/UNICEF)}

In the northern Gaza region, residents are desperately seeking assistance. Local healthcare workers report difficulties in providing life-saving treatment due to the widespread destruction of the healthcare system caused by the attacks and Israel's blockade.

The hunger situation is serious

The published number of deaths from malnutrition and dehydration refers only to cases that reached hospitals, indicating that the real total of deaths from hunger or thirst could be much higher. Palestinian authorities claim that 72% of the victims are women and children, and warn of the seriousness of the situation, describing the famine in northern Gaza as reaching deadly levels.

Israel launched its offensive against the Gaza Strip in response to Hamas attacks, which resulted in around 1,200 deaths and 240 kidnapped. Total deaths related to the conflict, including in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, stand at approximately 31,000, according to Gazati officials.

Featured Photo: an 8-year-old girl waits for her turn to receive food in Rafah, in the south of the Gaza Strip (Reproduction/UNICEF/Abed Zagout)