Tens of thousands of infants could die without baby formula, Gaza media office warns
The Government Media Office says an extreme shortage of baby formula could cause tens of thousands of malnourished infants to slowly die.
“There are over 40,000 infants under one year old in Gaza currently at risk of slow death due to this brutal and suffocating blockade,” the office said, accusing Israel of blocking entry of the product for 150 days.
“We urgently demand the immediate and unconditional opening of all crossings and the swift entry of baby formula and humanitarian aid,” the office continued.
In recent days, at least two children, including a five-month-old, have died from hunger-related causes in Gaza, pushing the number of starvation deaths to 133. The deceased baby had needed specialised baby formula that her family could not access in Gaza, according to her father.
Gaza mother killed while seeking food, leaving children orphaned and facing starvation
More and more mothers are being killed while trying to find food for their starving children in Gaza.
As food becomes more scarce, men are often sent to bring back supplies from aid distribution sites. Since many have died in the process, more Palestinian women are being forced to choose between dying of hunger or risking getting killed by Israeli forces while trying to get food.
Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum has been speaking to one family facing this dilemma in Gaza’s southern city of Khan Younis.
Israeli forces hit apartment in Gaza City with deadly attack
An Israeli attack has hit an apartment in Gaza City’s Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood, killing one person and injuring others, according to local health officials cited by our colleagues on the ground.
The attack comes as Israel pledged to “pause” attacks on Gaza City for 10 hours today to facilitate the transfer and collection of humanitarian aid.
Earlier, as we reported, an attack on a residential building in eastern Gaza City killed at least three people.
Palestinians gather at the site of an overnight Israeli air attack on a house in Khan Younis
