At least 289 Palestinians, including 115 children, have died of Starvation in Gaza, according to the director of the Gaza Ministry of Health Munir al-Bursh, Al Jazeera reports.

“We are in a race against time to address famine, as the humanitarian response to it must be massive,” he said while speaking to Al Jazeera.

“Eight Palestinians, including a child, died due to food shortages in the past 24 hours,” he added.