Nine more Palestinians, including three children, have died because of Israeli-imposed starvation in the past 24 hours, bringing the famine-linked death toll to 348, the Health Ministry said on Monday. The total number includes at least 127 children.
At least 63,557 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza since October 2023, according to the Health Ministry.
The ministry statement added that 160,660 Palestinians have also been wounded in the Israeli onslaught.
Famine has been officially declared in Gaza by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), the UN-backed global hunger monitor. Since 2 March, Israeli authorities have closed Gaza’s border crossings, pushing the territory’s 2.4 million population into famine.