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Published 12 Aug, 2025 01:31pm

Five Palestinians starve to death in Gaza in past 24 hours

Gaza’s Health Ministry has recorded “five deaths due to famine and malnutrition over the past 24 hours, including two children”, Al Jazeera reports.

This brings the total number of hunger-related deaths recorded since October 7, 2023 to 227, including 103 children.

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