Seven more malnutrition deaths reported in Gaza, as Hamas-run health ministry said 104 more were killed in 24 hours.
Israel has continued to carry out daily strikes as its military offensive and blockade have led to the ‘worst-case scenario of famine’ in the territory of more than two million Palestinians, according to an international authority on hunger crises.
Ceasefire talks appeared to have stalled again last week, with no end in sight to the nearly 22-month war. The Trump administration’s Mideast envoy, Steve Witkoff, is expected in Israel today, according to a person familiar with his plans who spoke on condition of anonymity because they have not yet been made public.
More than 30 people were killed while seeking humanitarian aid, according to hospitals that received the bodies and treated dozens of wounded people.
Another seven Palestinians, including a child, died of malnutrition-related causes, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.
Shifa Hospital in Gaza City said that it received 12 people who were killed Tuesday night when Israeli forces opened fire towards crowds awaiting aid trucks coming from the Zikim crossing in northern Gaza.
Thirteen others were killed in strikes in the urban Jabaliya refugee camp, and the northern towns of Beit Lahiya and Beit Hanoun, the hospital said.
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