Death Toll In Gaza Strip Reaches 63,400 People, 333 Of Them Because Of Starvation

The death toll of civilians in Gaza. (Wikimedia Commons/Fars Media Corporation/Saleh Najm and Anas Sharif)

JAKARTA - Palestinian casualties in the Gaza Strip due to Israeli aggression and blockade continue to grow, according to local medical sources.

At least 88 Palestinians were killed and 421 others injured in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours due to the ongoing Israeli genocide in the region, according to medical sources.

Local health authorities confirmed on Sunday that the death toll from the Israeli attacks since October 2023 had risen to 63,459, while injuries reached 160,256, the majority of victims were women and children, quoted from WAFA September 1.

According to the same source, the death toll since Israel continued genocide on March 18 after a two-month ceasefire has also risen to 11,328, in addition to another 48,215 injured.

Emergency services have yet to reach many victims and bodies trapped under the rubble or strewn across roads in the war-torn enclave, as Israeli occupation forces continue to attack ambulances and civil defense crews, according to health authorities.

Medical sources also confirmed on Sunday that seven Palestinians died from hunger and malnutrition in Gaza over the past 24 hours, amid a total Israeli blockade of the region, according to medical sources.

This condition brings the total number of deaths from hunger and malnutrition in the Palestinian enclave to 339 people, including 124 children.

Israel's genocide attacks continue relentlessly despite calls from the United Nations Security Council for an immediate ceasefire and directives from the International Court urging action to prevent genocide and alleviate the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza.

Since the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) declared hunger in Gaza on August 22, 61 deaths, including nine children, due to extreme hunger.

An international IPC assessment, involving the United Nations and partner organizations, has confirmed hunger conditions in Gaza and warned the condition is expected to spread to Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis' governorships by the end of September.

The IPC report shows that more than 500,000 people in Gaza are facing catastrophic conditions - the fifth and most severe phase - which is characterized by extreme hunger, death, poverty, and a very high level of acute malnutrition.

In addition, 1.07 million people (54 percent of the population) are experiencing phase four, which is classified as an emergency-level food vulnerability, while 396,000 people (20 percent) are in phase three, which is defined as a crisis-level food vulnerability.

It is known that the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification is a global initiative involving UN agencies, regional partners, and aid organizations, which sort food insecurity in five phases, with hunger as the fifth most severe stage.