Five people died this Sunday in Gaza for malnutritionamong them a four -year -old boy identified as Saif Helleswho died in the Hospital Asdiqa Almarid (“Friends of the patient”) of the Gaza Cityreported Monday to EFE he Ministry of Health of the Enclave. With these deaths, the number of victims for malnutrition In the strip from the beginning of the Israeli offensive in October 2023, it amounts to 222of which 101 were minorsaccording to the daily report of deaths published on Monday by the Ministry -which refers to dead of the previous day. Malnutrition deaths have increased in recent weeks, a crisis that humanitarian organizations attribute to the total blocking imposed by Israel for 11 weeks -An the March 2 and the May 19– which prevented the entry of food, medicines and fuel, and the scarcity from which since then.
Humanitarian organizations indicate that At least 500 daily trucks are needed to meet the basic needs of the Gazatí population, but Official Israeli data indicate that in June they entered between 50 and 100 per day And that, after the announcement of the pauses, the figure is around the 200. Between August 3 and 9, according to the latest weekly data offered by Israel, an average of 270 trucks, But the Gaza Government Swind these figures to more than half.