33 dead from malnutrition in 48 hours, Hamas-run ministry said on Tuesdaypublished at 07:36 British Summer Time
A GHF aid point near the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, photographed in June
As conditions deteriorate in Gaza, the Hamas-run health ministry is now dividing its death toll into categories.
Yesterday, it said that 33 people, including 12 children, had died from malnutrition the past 48 hours, bringing the total to 101, including 80 children overall.
It also said 1,026 people have been killed by Israel’s military while seeking food aid since the US- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) distribution system began on 27 May.
A slightly higher figure, 1,054, figure was used by the UN on Tuesday.
According to the UN, about 87.8% of Gaza is now covered by Israeli evacuation orders or is within Israeli militarised zones, leaving the 2.1 million population squeezed into about 46 sq km (18 sq miles) of land.
In total, the Hamas-run health ministry reports at least 59,029 people have been killed in Gaza since 7 October 2023, when the Israeli military launched a campaign in response to the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel, in which about 1,200 people were killed and 251 were taken hostage.