5 new deaths recorded in Gaza due to famine, malnutrition

GAZA, Aug. 12 (YPA) – The Palestinian Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip announced, on Tuesday, the deaths of five new cases during the past 24 hours as a result of famine and malnutrition.

In a statement, the ministry said that hospitals in the Gaza Strip recorded five new deaths during the past 24 hours as a result of famine and malnutrition, including two children.

It reported that this brings the total number of victims of famine and malnutrition to 227 martyrs, including 103 children.

It is noteworthy that cases of malnutrition and famine are arriving at hospitals in Gaza at any moment, as 900,000 children in Gaza are suffering from hunger, 70,000 of whom have entered the malnutrition stage.