Gaza’s Government Media Office has said more than 70,000 children are hospitalised in the enclave due to severe malnutrition as Israel continues to prevent the entry of baby formula, nutritional supplements and all forms of humanitarian aid, reports Al Jazeera.

“Under this systematic blockade, more than 3,500 children under the age of five face imminent death by starvation, while approximately 290,000 children are on the brink of death,” a statement published on Telegram said.

“At a time when 1.1 million children daily lack the minimum nutritional requirements for survival, this crime is being perpetrated by the ‘Israeli’ occupation using starvation as a weapon, amid shameful international silence,” it added.