4-year-old boy dies of starvation in Gaza City: civil defence

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A four-year-old boy, named Mohammed Yassin, has died from starvation in Gaza City as a result of Israel’s blockade on food, water and other aid to the enclave, a spokesperson for the civil defence agency tells Al Jazeera.

“This is not the first child to die in Gaza as a result of starvation,” Mahmoud Basal said.

“If food and drink are not allowed to reach the people of the Gaza Strip, we will witness many more deaths of these children. We will witness more deaths.”

Basal called on the international community to “act to end this suffering”.

 Palestinian woman, Basma Al-Sheikh Khalil, holds a metal bowl of food as she stands in front of the tent they took shelter after being displaced, in Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip on May 21, 2025. — Reuters/Ramadan Abed
Palestinian woman, Basma Al-Sheikh Khalil, holds a metal bowl of food as she stands in front of the tent they took shelter after being displaced, in Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip on May 21, 2025. — Reuters/Ramadan Abed

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