Hamas said on Wednesday that famine in the Gaza Strip has killed 40 children, while 3,500 children face the risk of death due to malnutrition and a lack of nutritional supplements and vaccinations due to the Israeli siege.

Izzat Al-Rishq, a leader of the movement, said in a statement: “More than 40 children were killed by hunger in Gaza, while 3,500 children face the risk of death due to malnutrition and lack of nutritional supplements and vaccinations.”

Al-Rishq warned of "the deterioration of the humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip, with the worsening suffering of residents who lack the most basic necessities of human life in light of the ongoing siege and continuous bombing."

He pointed out, "While Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Adha, our people in the Gaza Strip are living a real tragedy, as they suffer from hunger and thirst, and the massacres committed by the Nazi occupation continue against them."