Over 10,000 children face severe malnutrition in Gaza

The World Health Organization (WHO) stated on Thursday that about 12,000 children under five in the Gaza Strip were confirmed to suffer from acute malnutrition in July, the highest monthly figure on record.

Additionally, 99 people in the Gaza Strip have died from malnutrition so far this year, including 29 children under the age of 5, and the statistics may be lower than the actual death toll, according to the WHO.

The WHO called for an immediate end to the blockade on the Gaza Strip and urged the provision of humanitarian assistance, including food and medical supplies, through all possible means in accordance with the international humanitarian law.

Over 10,000 children face severe malnutrition in Gaza

The death toll in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip has risen to 71,441 since the conflict between Hamas and Israel erupted on Oct 7, 2023, with the number of injuries reaching 171,329, said Gaza's health authorities on Thursday.

In the past 24 hours, hospitals in Gaza received two bodies, according to the health authorities.

Since the ceasefire agreement took effect on Oct 11, 2025, Israeli attacks have killed 451 people and wounded 1,251 others in the Gaza Strip.

Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 71,439: health authorities