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Al Jazeera Staff

Palestinian boy, 17, dies of Israel-induced starvation in Gaza

The body of Atef Abu Khater, 17, who died from malnutrition, is seen at a hospital in Gaza City on August 2, 2025 [Khames Alrefi/Anadolu]

A Palestinian teenager with no previous health conditions has starved to death in Gaza after being hospitalised, medical officials and relatives say, as people in the besieged enclave desperately struggle to find food amid Israel’s continued blockade on aid.

Atef Abu Khater, 17, died on Saturday, a source at al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City told Al Jazeera.

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