Jerusalem.- At least five people, three of them minors, died on Saturday in the Gaza Strip from causes related to malnutrition and hunger, according to the count of hospitals published this Sunday by the Ministry of Health
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According to the authorities’ count, 387 people have already died of hunger in Gaza since the beginning of the war, of whom 138 were children.
Most deaths have been recorded this summer, after months of restrictions on the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza by Israel, which controls all access to the enclave.
According to the British newspaper The Guardian, which cites figures from Unicef, more than 7,000 children under 5 years old entered programs for the treatment of acute malnutrition in the clinics managed by the agency in the Strip during the last two weeks.
In response to international pressure, Israel has somewhat eased restrictions on the entry of food and medical supplies in recent weeks, but international organizations warn that what arrives is not enough to meet the needs of the population, subjected to almost two years of bombings and forced displacement.
In mid-August, an international report endorsed by the UN declared the existence of a famine in Gaza City, the capital of the enclave. Since then, 109 people have died, including 23 children, from causes related to malnutrition, according to the count of Gaza’s Health Ministry.
