Gaza: The death toll from starvation in Gaza Strip has risen to 169, after seven more people, including a child, died from hunger and malnutrition.

According to Qatar News Agency, Gaza's health authorities reported that seven new deaths due to famine and malnutrition were recorded in hospitals over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of famine-related deaths to 169, including 93 children.

The statement emphasized that the humanitarian crisis in Gaza continues to worsen amid the ongoing blockade and severe shortages of food and medical supplies. Authorities renewed their urgent appeal to the international community and humanitarian organizations for immediate intervention.

Gaza is currently experiencing the worst humanitarian crisis in its history, where a devastating famine overlaps with a full-scale Israeli occupation military assault that began on October 7, 2023. Since March, Israeli occupation forces completely sealed off all border crossings with the Strip, blocking the entry of most food and medical aid, which has led to the rapid spread of starvation across the enclave.

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) previously warned that malnutrition among children under the age of five doubled between March and June, as a result of Israeli occupation's continued blockade on the territory.