Four-year-old dies from malnutrition
Palestinian child Razan Abu Zaher, four, has died of complications from malnutrition and hunger, a source at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Gaza City told Al Jazeera.
As we reported earlier, the director of al-Shifa Hospital said two Palestinians died of starvation on Saturday, including a 35-day-old infant.
On Friday, the Palestinian Health Ministry said starving Palestinians are arriving in hospital emergency departments across Gaza in “unprecedented numbers”, as Israel continues to severely restrict access to food in Gaza and shoot people seeking aid.
Doctors at central Gaza hospital receiving malnutrition cases every hour
A 35-day-old baby in Gaza City and a four-month-old child in Deir el-Balah have died of malnutrition at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital.
The mother was touching her body, saying, “I am sorry I could not feed you. I had no other options than to see you dying in front of my eyes.”
These are not the only two cases. There have been more in the past 72 hours. According to doctors at the hospital, they are receiving malnutrition cases every hour.
Parents go to the GHF distribution sites to risk getting killed or leave their children starving. There is no option in the market. Everything is very expensive. Parents say they are hungry and unable to secure a meal for their children.
We met a mother who said she is giving her children water to fill up their stomachs because she can’t afford flour. Even when she could, she did not find it.
There are many stories on how Palestinians are struggling. But the situation remains the same.
Hunger, malnutrition led to deaths of 86 people in Gaza
At least 86 people in Gaza, including 76 children and 10 adults, died due to hunger and malnutrition following Israel’s blockade on the enclave, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
On Telegram, the Health Ministry said the level of hunger and malnutrition in the enclave was leading to a “silent massacre”.
“The Ministry of Health holds the [Israeli] occupation and the international community responsible. We demand the immediate opening of crossings to allow food and medicine in,” the ministry said.
In the last 24 hours, 18 people died in Gaza due to famine, it found.
