<article data-history-node-id="426221" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-famine-numbers" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-famine-numbers" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Gaza famine in numbers</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The Palestinian Ministry of Health says 113 people have died from starvation and malnutrition in Gaza as of 24 July.&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li><strong>81 of the dead are children</strong>, and <strong>32 are adults</strong>, according to official data.</li> <li>Hunger-related deaths have surged this year: June: 5 deaths;<strong> July (so far): 48 deaths — including 28 children and 20 adults</strong></li> <li>Health officials warn Gaza is now in<strong> Phase 5 famine</strong> — the most severe level on the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification scale, indicating mass starvation.</li> <li>At least <strong>28,677 cases of malnutrition in children under five</strong> have been reported in 2025. Over 260,000 children are in urgent need of nutritional support.</li> <li><strong>Severe acute malnutrition</strong> and moderate acute malnutrition cases are climbing fast: <strong>June: 6,551 cases; First half of July: 6,910 new cases</strong></li> <li><strong>100,000 pregnant and breastfeeding women</strong> are facing <strong>severe nutritional deficiencies</strong>.</li> <li>Gaza has seen <strong>1,556 preterm births</strong> and <strong>3,120 stillbirths</strong> or miscarriages in 2025 — likely linked to <strong>maternal hunger </strong>and stress.</li> <li>More than <strong>159,000 elderly people are at high risk of starvation</strong>.</li> <li><strong>18,000 wounded people</strong> remain at critical risk due to weak immunity and lack of nutrition and medicine.</li> <li>Health Ministry officials say these numbers only reflect confirmed cases — the <strong>real toll is likely much higher</strong>.</li> </ul> </div> </div> </article>

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<article data-history-node-id="426225" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/death-toll-gaza-rises-41-morning" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/death-toll-gaza-rises-41-morning" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Death toll in Gaza rises to 41 since morning</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Israeli forces have killed more than 41 Palestinians in Gaza since morning, Al Jazeera Arabic has reported quoting hospital sources.&nbsp;</p> <p>Sources at the Nasser Hospital have said that they received seven dead bodies after an Israeli air raid near Khan Younis.&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> </article>

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