Al Jazeera Arabic reports that a child from Khan Younis in the enclave’s south has died from malnutrition.

It are also reporting that a 40-day-old baby has died in the north of the Gaza Strip, also from malnutrition.

Cases of starvation are rising in Gaza as Israel’s continued siege is worsening the hunger crisis, with health authorities announcing that at least 19 people died from malnutrition on Sunday alone.

The World Food Programme says that 90,000 women and children in Gaza are in urgent need of treatment for malnutrition.

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