5 deaths, including a child, due to famine and malnutrition in the past 24 hours.

Gaza Strip hospitals recorded 5 deaths today, Wednesday, including a child, due to famine and malnutrition in the past 24 hours.

This brings the total number of deaths from famine and malnutrition to 404, including 141 children.

Since the IPC announcement, 126 deaths have been recorded, including 26 children.

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

It is mentioned that the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) had warned that malnutrition among children under five had doubled between March and June due to the Israeli blockade on the Gaza Strip.