
Press Statement No. (932) Issued by the Government Media Office

Death toll from famine and malnutrition in the Gaza Strip rises to 235, including 106 children, as the humanitarian crisis reaches catastrophic levels
Amid the ongoing severe blockade, the tight closure of crossings, and the Israeli occupation’s prevention of the entry of food and medicine, hospitals and health centers across the Gaza Strip are witnessing an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe due to the worsening famine and malnutrition affecting more than 2.4 million civilian residents, including over 1.2 million children.
*According to documented statistics from the Palestinian Ministry of Health, 235 deaths have been recorded so far due to famine and malnutrition, categorized as follows:*

106 children.

129 adults, including:
• 19 women
• 75 elderly
• 35 men over the age of 18
Medical and humanitarian data also reveal extremely alarming indicators:

40,000 infants (under one year old) suffering from malnutrition, with their lives at risk.

250,000 children (under 5 years old) suffering from food shortages that directly threaten their lives.

1,200,000 children (under 18 years old) living in a state of severe food insecurity.
These shocking figures reflect the scale of the systematic crime committed by the Israeli occupation against civilians in the Gaza Strip, using starvation as a weapon of war in flagrant violation of international humanitarian law, amounting to the crime of genocide.
We call on the international community, the United Nations, and all human rights, humanitarian, and legal organizations to urgently assume their responsibilities to stop this escalating humanitarian catastrophe, ensure the unrestricted flow of food and medicine, and immediately end the blockade and open all crossings to save the remaining lives of civilians.

Government Media Office

Gaza Strip – Palestine

Wednesday, 13 August 2025
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