One more person dies in Gaza due to starvation: ministry

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The Gaza health ministry says the latest death caused by starvation has been recorded in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of people killed by malnutrition to 460, including 154 children, Al Jazeera reports.

Since the UN-backed global hunger monitor, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, declared famine in Gaza in August, 182 deaths have been recorded, including 39 children, according to the ministry.

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