In the latest 24-hour reporting period, the bodies of 61 people and 308 injured Palestinians have been brought to hospitals across the besieged enclave, hospital officials said.
Moreover, the bodies of 16 people killed while seeking aid and 111 wounded aid seekers were brought to Gaza’s health facilities in the past 24 hours.
The deaths raise the total number of aid seekers who have been killed by Israeli fire since the establishment of the food distribution system by the Israel- and US-backed GHF at the end of May to 2,076 with more than 15,308 wounded.
Over 300,000 Gaza children suffering from malnutrition
320,000 children have entered a state of severe malnutrition in Gaza said the director of al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Mohammed Abu Salmiya, speaking to Al Jazeera.
He also revealed that all the wounded in hospitals are suffering from malnutrition and warned that malnutrition is a major problem, and it will take a long time to address its repercussions.
Eight more people die of malnutrition in Gaza
Eight people, including two children, have died of malnutrition in the past 24 hours, Al Jazeera reported citing Palestinian Health Ministry.
Overall, 281 people, including 114 children, have died due to the Israel-induced starvation crisis in the enclave.
Katz’s Gaza comments amount to confession of “ethnic cleansing”: Hamas
Hamas has denounced remarks by Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz, who vowed the destruction of Gaza City if Hamas refused to disarm and release all hostages, calling the statement a clear admission of war crimes.
In a statement reported by Al Jazeera, the Palestinian group said Katz’s comments amounted to “a confession of committing a crime that amounts to ethnic cleansing.” It accused Israel of openly declaring its intent to wipe out Gaza’s largest urban centre.
Hamas further stated that it was willing to release captives in exchange for an end to the war, but rejected any disarmament that did not include the creation of a Palestinian state.
