{"id":58109,"date":"2025-07-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/2025\/07\/20\/gaza-tragedy-famine-claims-the-lives-of-over-900-palestinian-martyrs-due-to-hunger-and-malnutrition\/"},"modified":"2025-07-20T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T00:00:00","slug":"gaza-tragedy-famine-claims-the-lives-of-over-900-palestinian-martyrs-due-to-hunger-and-malnutrition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/2025\/07\/20\/gaza-tragedy-famine-claims-the-lives-of-over-900-palestinian-martyrs-due-to-hunger-and-malnutrition\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaza Tragedy: Famine Claims the Lives of Over 900 Palestinian Martyrs Due to Hunger and Malnutrition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><b><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\ncolor:#EE0000;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">Gaza Tragedy:<br \/>\nFamine Claims the Lives of Over 900 Palestinian Martyrs Due to Hunger and<br \/>\nMalnutrition<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">The Ministry of Health in Gaza<br \/>\nhas confirmed that more than 900 Palestinians \u2014 including 71 children \u2014 have<br \/>\ndied from hunger and malnutrition, in addition to over 6,000 injuries among<br \/>\nthose seeking food, since the beginning of the genocidal war waged by the<br \/>\nIsraeli occupation on the Gaza Strip.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">In a new massacre on Sunday<br \/>\nmorning, the occupation committed a horrific crime in the northwest of Gaza<br \/>\nCity, resulting in the death of 54 civilians \u2014 51 of whom were aid seekers \u2014<br \/>\nand injuring around 60 others.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">The Ministry of Health stated<br \/>\nthat the occupation is using starvation as a deadly weapon, emphasizing that<br \/>\nchildren are dying of hunger in front of camera lenses.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">It added that famine has<br \/>\nreached catastrophic levels, with over two million people suffering from severe<br \/>\nhunger due to the ongoing blockade on food and medical aid.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">The ministry further explained<br \/>\nthat the continued prevention of the entry of medicines and medical supplies<br \/>\nhas led to a total collapse of the healthcare system.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">An urgent appeal was issued to<br \/>\nthe concerned authorities to pressure the occupation to allow the entry of<br \/>\nhumanitarian aid, pointing out that the world has turned a deaf ear to the<br \/>\ncries of starving children.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">In the same context, the<br \/>\nDirector of the Network of NGOs in Gaza issued a distress call to help around<br \/>\n100 persons with disabilities in a shelter in Deir al-Balah, who are living in<br \/>\ndire conditions amid a complete lack of care and support.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">Since October 7, 2023, the<br \/>\nIsraeli occupation has been waging a genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, which has<br \/>\nso far resulted in more than 198,000 martyrs and wounded \u2014 the majority of them<br \/>\nchildren and women \u2014 in addition to over 11,000 missing persons.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">Palestinian and international<br \/>\norganizations have warned that the Strip is going through the worst stages of<br \/>\nfamine due to the occupation\u2019s deliberate starvation policy.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">(Source: Agencies)<span lang=\"AR-QA\" dir=\"RTL\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"RTL\" 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