GAZA(Palestine Foundation Information Center) Two young men from Gaza died on Thursday due to malnutrition and starvation that have gripped the besieged Gaza Strip.
Family sources confirmed the death of Karim Khaled Al-Jammal, 27, from Gaza, who suffered from health issues requiring a special diet that has been unavailable for months. His condition deteriorated until his death. Earlier today, another young man, Adel Fawzi Madi, was also declared dead at Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis.
According to medical sources, Al-Jammal was paralyzed, suffered from muscle weakness, and needed specialized nutrition, but the blockade deprived him of it, leading to his decline. Similarly, Madi died from starvation and malnutrition caused by the ongoing Israeli siege.
The Ministry of Health warned on Wednesday that “all futile attempts to deny the reality of famine are exposed by the numbers of emergency cases and deaths we have long warned about.”
Recent days have witnessed a spike in deaths from malnutrition. Children’s bodies have turned into skeletal frames, while fainting cases have surged across Gaza as hunger deepens and food scarcity worsens.
The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) earlier confirmed that food scarcity across most parts of Gaza has reached famine levels.
The IPC added that there is clear evidence showing that widespread hunger, malnutrition, and disease are driving an increase in hunger-related deaths.
A UN report earlier this week stated that 100% of Gaza’s population is facing severe levels of acute food insecurity under the ongoing war of extermination and blockade.
According to official data, 147 people have been starved to death since the war began, including 88 children.
