Gaza city: Health authorities reported on Thursday that starvation and malnutrition claimed four more lives in the past 24 hours, pushing the death toll to 197, including 96 children.
According to Kuwait News Agency, the authorities stated in a press release that the humanitarian conditions in Gaza continue to deteriorate as the Israeli occupation keeps most border crossings shut. This has resulted in limited aid reaching the area, forcing several nations to resort to aid airdrops.
The Gaza Government Media Office reported that only 92 aid and commercial trucks entered the enclave on Wednesday. Many of these were looted amid claims of an Israeli-engineered hunger strategy aimed at dismantling Palestinian society.
The Media Office also highlighted that only 14 percent of Gaza's required relief has been delivered so far. Approximately 6,600 aid trucks remain blocked at the borders, exacerbating the humanitarian crisis.
Aid agencies estimate that the territory needs more than 600 trucks daily to meet the basic needs of its 2.4 million residents. These residents are facing near-total infrastructure collapse after enduring months of conflict.