Gaza’s health ministry reported eight people, including three children, died from malnutrition complications in just 24 hours this week, as the territory faces what UN experts describe as widespread starvation. Nearly 12,000 children under five were identified as suffering from acute malnutrition in July alone, the highest monthly figure recorded since the conflict began.
Deaths from malnutrition have reached 147 casualties as of early August, according to the World Health Organization. The situation has worsened dramatically since March 2025, when Israel imposed even stricter restrictions on aid entering the territory. Hospital bed occupancy has reached 240 percent capacity at al-Shifa hospital and 300 percent at al-Ahli hospital in northern Gaza.
