According to hospital sources, 6-year-old Anas al-Tatar died of malnutrition while in al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip. Similarly, Hatem al-Hur, Head of Child Care at the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, said that the hunger crisis was increasing due to the ongoing Israeli bombardment and blockade.
Al-Hur said there had been a significant increase in malnutrition cases and hospitals were overwhelmed. The government media office in Gaza announced on June 3 that 3,500 children were at risk of death from starvation.
In a statement made by the media office on June 17, it was emphasized that the Israeli and US administrations were using the issue of humanitarian aid and food as a tool of political pressure, deepening hunger and deliberately aggravating the humanitarian situation.
Palestinian health sources reported on June 22 that 44 children had died in Gaza due to malnutrition since October 7.
