Due to famine – death of a child in the northern Gaza Strip

Gaza - Ma'an - Medical sources announced on Monday the death of a 6-year-old child due to famine and dehydration, bringing the number of malnutrition victims in the Gaza Strip to 39. The same sources said that the child Ali Anas Al-Tatar (6 years old) died in the Baptist Hospital in Gaza City, due to malnutrition as a result of the famine in the northern Gaza Strip. According to a report by the Foundation for the Care of the Families of Martyrs and the Wounded published yesterday, Sunday, the number of deaths recorded in the southern governorates as a result of the starvation policy implemented by the occupation forces since October 7, 2023, has risen to 39. The director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip said that there is a widespread spread of skin diseases in the Strip, especially among children. Source: Maan News Agency