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Gaza Ministry of Health: Rates of malnutrition and starvation in the Gaza Strip have reached catastrophic levels, devastating children, the elderly, and vulnerable groups
Gaza Ministry of Health: ▪Rates of malnutrition and starvation in the Gaza Strip have reached catastrophic levels, devastating children, the elderly, and vulnerable groups ▪Recording 466 deaths due to malnutrition and starvation since 2024, as the Strip enters its third year under a war that has made hunger a daily reality. ▪Expectations that more than 1.4 million citizens (67% of the population) will face food crisis levels or worse until the end of 2026, in continuation of the official declaration of famine in Gaza governorate in August 2025. ▪The death of 157 children due to malnutrition (representing one-third of total starvation deaths). ▪Recording 158,001 cases of acute malnutrition among children under five since 2024 until August 2026 (including 28,716 severe, life-threatening cases). ▪The mortality rate among children under five increased from 13.6 to 33.4 per 1,000 live births between 2022 and 2025, and 12.2% of children suffer from stunting. ▪74,200 children are expected to need treatment for acute malnutrition until April 2027. ▪The anemia rate among pregnant women rose to 61% in 2026 (after it was 41% before the war). ▪Recording nearly 4,000 pregnancy loss cases in the first half of 2026 (more than 3 times the previous six months). ▪One in three pregnancies is classified as high-risk. ▪The elderly make up the highest proportion of malnutrition deaths, with 189 elderly people (40.5% of total deaths). ▪11% of the elderly did not eat any meal during a full day, and 48% reduced their portions in favor of their families, while 68% stopped or reduced their medication doses because they ran out. ▪We affirm that the right to food is an inherent human right that does not fall away in war, and we call on the international community and the United Nations to: ▪Act immediately and urgently to ensure the entry of food, therapeutic supplements and medicines safely, sustainably, and without restrictions. ▪Give priority to children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, and the elderly. ▪Support and revive local food production in the Gaza Strip.
Israeli shelling targets a vehicle on Al-Jiya Street in the town of Al-Qarara, north of Khan Younis city in the southern Gaza Strip
Israeli airstrike targets a vehicle on Al-Jiya Street in the town of Al-Qarara, north of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip.
Israeli warplanes fly over areas in the central and southern Gaza Strip
Israeli artillery positioned south of Khan Younis fires shells toward the western part of Rafah city in the southern Gaza Strip
She lost her mother and father… and today she survived the shelling miraculously!
The girl Maryam Ahmed Ghanem survived the bombing of her family’s home in the Al-Rimal neighborhood, west of Gaza City, at dawn today, Wednesday, after she had previously lost her parents as martyrs (killed) during the war.
Gaza Petroleum Authority: 3 cooking gas truckloads out of 5 trucks that headed to the crossing this morning have entered, and they will be distributed to citizens according to the following announced lists
▪The remainder of the unified list dated 05/10 for all governorates of the Strip, for about 3439 beneficiaries. ▪Part of the unified list dated 15/10 for all governorates of the Strip, for about 3788 beneficiaries. ▪Making the total number of beneficiaries for today about 7227 beneficiaries.
Occupation vehicles open heavy fire south of Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip
Martyrdom of Saddam Rami Al-Zaanin by the bullets of the occupation forces in Jabalia camp, north of Gaza
Citizen injured by occupation forces' gunfire in Jabalia camp, north of Gaza
The occupation army carries out a massive demolition operation of residential buildings in the vicinity of the Sheikh Nasser area, east of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip.
Gaza Ministry of Health: Rates of malnutrition and starvation in the Gaza Strip have reached catastrophic levels, devastating children, the elderly, and vulnerable groups
Gaza Ministry of Health: ▪Rates of malnutrition and starvation in the Gaza Strip have reached catastrophic levels, devastating children, the elderly, and vulnerable groups ▪Recording 466 deaths due to malnutrition and starvation since 2024, as the Strip enters its third year under a war that has made hunger a daily reality. ▪Expectations that more than 1.4 million citizens (67% of the population) will face food crisis levels or worse until the end of 2026, in continuation of the official declaration of famine in Gaza governorate in August 2025. ▪The death of 157 children due to malnutrition (representing one-third of total starvation deaths). ▪Recording 158,001 cases of acute malnutrition among children under five since 2024 until August 2026 (including 28,716 severe, life-threatening cases). ▪The mortality rate among children under five increased from 13.6 to 33.4 per 1,000 live births between 2022 and 2025, and 12.2% of children suffer from stunting. ▪74,200 children are expected to need treatment for acute malnutrition until April 2027. ▪The anemia rate among pregnant women rose to 61% in 2026 (after it was 41% before the war). ▪Recording nearly 4,000 pregnancy loss cases in the first half of 2026 (more than 3 times the previous six months). ▪One in three pregnancies is classified as high-risk. ▪The elderly make up the highest proportion of malnutrition deaths, with 189 elderly people (40.5% of total deaths). ▪11% of the elderly did not eat any meal during a full day, and 48% reduced their portions in favor of their families, while 68% stopped or reduced their medication doses because they ran out. ▪We affirm that the right to food is an inherent human right that does not fall away in war, and we call on the international community and the United Nations to: ▪Act immediately and urgently to ensure the entry of food, therapeutic supplements and medicines safely, sustainably, and without restrictions. ▪Give priority to children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, and the elderly. ▪Support and revive local food production in the Gaza Strip.
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Israeli shelling targets a vehicle on Al-Jiya Street in the town of Al-Qarara, north of Khan Younis city in the southern Gaza Strip
Israeli airstrike targets a vehicle on Al-Jiya Street in the town of Al-Qarara, north of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip.
Israeli warplanes fly over areas in the central and southern Gaza Strip
Israeli artillery positioned south of Khan Younis fires shells toward the western part of Rafah city in the southern Gaza Strip
She lost her mother and father… and today she survived the shelling miraculously!
The girl Maryam Ahmed Ghanem survived the bombing of her family’s home in the Al-Rimal neighborhood, west of Gaza City, at dawn today, Wednesday, after she had previously lost her parents as martyrs (killed) during the war.
Gaza Petroleum Authority: 3 cooking gas truckloads out of 5 trucks that headed to the crossing this morning have entered, and they will be distributed to citizens according to the following announced lists
▪The remainder of the unified list dated 05/10 for all governorates of the Strip, for about 3439 beneficiaries. ▪Part of the unified list dated 15/10 for all governorates of the Strip, for about 3788 beneficiaries. ▪Making the total number of beneficiaries for today about 7227 beneficiaries.
Occupation vehicles open heavy fire south of Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip
Martyrdom of Saddam Rami Al-Zaanin by the bullets of the occupation forces in Jabalia camp, north of Gaza
Citizen injured by occupation forces' gunfire in Jabalia camp, north of Gaza