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Gaza death toll surpasses 60,000
Gaza death toll surpasses 60,000
Over 18,000 Palestinian children have been killed since the war began nearly two years ago
Over 18,000 Palestinian children have been killed since the war began nearly two years ago
A Palestinian woman mourns the death of her family members near the al-Najjar hospital in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip [Photo courtesy of AFP]
A Palestinian woman mourns the death of her family members near the al-Najjar hospital in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip [Photo courtesy of AFP]
Israel’s war in Gaza has killed at least 60,034 Palestinians since October 2023, the enclave’s Health Ministry reported Tuesday.
The ministry said the dead include 18,592 children, 9,782 women and 4,412 elderly people — making it one of the deadliest conflicts for children in modern history.
The rising toll comes as Gaza faces “the worst-case scenario of famine,” according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), a United Nations-backed group. At least 154 people have died from starvation, including 89 children. Seven of those deaths were recorded Tuesday.
Footage from inside Gaza shows severely malnourished children, the elderly, and people with disabilities reduced to skeletal states. One infant, Zaineb Abu Halib, died Saturday weighing less than she did at birth six months earlier. Her mother was unable to breastfeed due to malnutrition.
“This is an entirely man-made famine,” said Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of UNRWA, the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees.
The situation was called “an entirely man-made famine,” by Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini of UNRWA, the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees.
On Saturday, Israel announced a daily 10-hour ceasefire to allow aid into the enclave, following mounting international pressure and humanitarian reports. According to the World Food Programme, nearly one in three people — about 730,000 of Gaza’s 2.2 million residents, have gone days without food.
Even Israel’s closest allies such as the United States, United Kingdom and France have condemned the starvation crisis, particularly among children.
On Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump publicly acknowledged the scale of hunger, contradicting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s denials.
“I mean some of those kids. That’s real starvation. I see it and you can’t fake it,” Trump said while on an official visit to Scotland.
Last week, French President Emmanuel Macron announced France would recognize Palestinian statehood at the U.N. General Assembly in September. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer issued a similar statement, saying the U.K. would do the same if Israel does not end its war in Gaza.
Israel’s war in Gaza has killed at least 60,034 Palestinians since October 2023, the enclave’s Health Ministry reported Tuesday.
The ministry said the dead include 18,592 children, 9,782 women and 4,412 elderly people — making it one of the deadliest conflicts for children in modern history.
The rising toll comes as Gaza faces “the worst-case scenario of famine,” according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), a United Nations-backed group. At least 154 people have died from starvation, including 89 children. Seven of those deaths were recorded Tuesday.
Footage from inside Gaza shows severely malnourished children, the elderly, and people with disabilities reduced to skeletal states. One infant, Zaineb Abu Halib, died Saturday weighing less than she did at birth six months earlier. Her mother was unable to breastfeed due to malnutrition.
“This is an entirely man-made famine,” said Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of UNRWA, the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees.
The situation was called “an entirely man-made famine,” by Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini of UNRWA, the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees.
On Saturday, Israel announced a daily 10-hour ceasefire to allow aid into the enclave, following mounting international pressure and humanitarian reports. According to the World Food Programme, nearly one in three people — about 730,000 of Gaza’s 2.2 million residents, have gone days without food.
Even Israel’s closest allies such as the United States, United Kingdom and France have condemned the starvation crisis, particularly among children.
On Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump publicly acknowledged the scale of hunger, contradicting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s denials.
“I mean some of those kids. That’s real starvation. I see it and you can’t fake it,” Trump said while on an official visit to Scotland.
Last week, French President Emmanuel Macron announced France would recognize Palestinian statehood at the U.N. General Assembly in September. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer issued a similar statement, saying the U.K. would do the same if Israel does not end its war in Gaza.
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