DayofPal– A new infant has died in Gaza due to severe malnutrition and lack of baby formula, raising the death toll of those died of starvation to 134.
According to medical sources at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, baby Mohammed Ibrahim Addas died early Monday morning after succumbing to acute malnutrition.
The child’s death is attributed to an ongoing shortage of infant formula and food, a direct result of the continued Israeli military assault and total blockade of Gaza.
Last Friday, six-month-old Zainab Abu Halib also died at Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis from similar causes, underscoring the growing toll the blockade is taking on the youngest and most vulnerable.
On July 26, Gaza’s Ministry of Health announced nine starvation-related deaths in just 24 hours, bringing the total number of Palestinians who have died due to hunger to 134, including 85 children, since the beginning of the crisis.
Hospitals and emergency rooms across Gaza are now overwhelmed with emaciated patients of all ages arriving in life-threatening condition.
Medical officials describe the situation as “unprecedented,” warning that the starvation crisis is rapidly escalating into a full-blown famine.
“The hunger has reached catastrophic levels,” the Ministry of Health said in a statement, “endangering the lives of over two million people as Israel continues to prevent the entry of food, medicine, and humanitarian aid.”
Recent data from the Ministry reveals that over 260,000 children under the age of five are suffering from severe malnutrition, putting them at immediate risk of death.
The deadly food shortage has intensified since Israel sealed off Gaza’s border crossings in early March, severely restricting the flow of humanitarian aid, food supplies, fuel, and medical equipment.
The Government Media Office in Gaza accused Israel of deliberately using starvation as a weapon of war, and described the blockade as part of a broader campaign of “genocide and collective punishment” against Gaza’s 2.4 million residents.
International aid groups and human rights organizations have repeatedly warned of the impending collapse of Gaza’s healthcare and food systems if the blockade is not lifted and unrestricted humanitarian access is not restored immediately.
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