GAZA, Sunday, July 7, 2024 (WAFA) - Medical sources announced the death of a six-year-old child due to starvation and dehydration, bringing the number of victims of malnutrition in the Gaza Strip to 41.

The same sources said that a child from Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip has died due to malnutrition, dehydration, and a lack of medical supplies at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital.

Earlier, medical sources announced that 50 children in the northern Gaza Strip are suffering from malnutrition.

Additionally, medical sources at Kamal Adwan Hospital reported symptoms of malnutrition in more than 200 children in the Gaza Strip. They warned of a humanitarian catastrophe facing northern Gaza due to looming famine.

The residents of northern Gaza, numbering around 700,000, are suffering from severe shortages of food and vegetables due to Israel's continued closure of the border crossings and the halt of aid truck deliveries to the north. According to local officials and international organizations, this situation is bringing back the specter of famine over northern Gaza.

On May 7th, Israel's military seized control of the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt, which further exacerbated the catastrophe.

T.R.