The Death Toll Due To Starvation In The Gaza Strip Increased To 147 People

Children queue for food in the Gaza Strip. (Twitter/@UNRWA)

JAKARTA - The death toll from hunger in the Gaza Strip continues to grow, as the Palestinian enclave faces the worst humanitarian crisis.

Medical sources said hospitals in the Gaza Strip recorded 14 new deaths from hunger and malnutrition in the past 24 hours, including two children who were exhausted by hunger.

The same source added that with the 14 deaths, the total number of deaths from hunger and malnutrition had risen to 147, including 88 children, quoted from WAFA July 28.

Gaza is experiencing the worst humanitarian crisis in its history, as severe hunger coincides with the genocide war Israel has waged since October 7, 2023.

Since March 2, 2025, Israel has closed all crossings to the Gaza Strip, preventing the entry of most food and medical aid, which has led to a hunger outbreak in the Gaza Strip.

Meanwhile, the United Nations Agency for Assistance and Work for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has warned of malnutrition among children under the age of five has doubled between March and June due to the ongoing blockade.

Meanwhile, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirms that the level of malnutrition in Gaza has reached an alarming rate, and intentional blockades and delays in aid deliveries have cost many lives.

The agency also said nearly one in five children under the age of five in Gaza City suffered from acute malnutrition.

Deputy Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher, said one in three people in Gaza had not eaten for days, calling for rapid aid deliveries and a permanent ceasefire determination.