Gaza - Saba:
The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza announced this morning, Monday, the deaths of five citizens as a result of the worsening famine in the Gaza Strip.
The Ministry of Health said in a press statement that hospitals in the Strip recorded five deaths due to famine and malnutrition in the past 24 hours, all of whom were adults.
This brings the total number of victims of famine and malnutrition to 180, including 93 children, according to the Ministry.
For the second consecutive day, all deaths have been recorded among adults.
The famine and difficult living conditions for citizens in the Gaza Strip are intensifying, in light of the continued closure of crossings and the denial of humanitarian aid to approximately two million starving people in the Strip. For his part, the director of medical relief in the Gaza Strip, Mohammed Abu Afash, confirmed that the aid currently entering the Strip is not enough to feed 1% of its population, stressing that the humanitarian situation is worsening under the ongoing blockade.
Abu Afash added in statements to Al Jazeera satellite channel that cases of malnutrition in Gaza are steadily increasing, amid a severe shortage of basic foodstuffs and a lack of various types of food for months.
Abu Afash warned of the risk of new diseases spreading in the Strip that the local health system is unable to deal with, stressing the urgent need to open safe corridors for the immediate entry of humanitarian and medical aid.