Hunger-related deaths reach 197 in Gaza: Ministry

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Hospitals in the Gaza Strip have recorded four new deaths “due to famine and malnutrition over the past 24 hours”, according to the enclave’s Health Ministry, Al Jazeera reports.

This brings the total number of hunger-related deaths to 197, including 96 children.

 Palestinian women search the sand for legumes or rice in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip during an airdrop mission above the Israel-besieged Palestinian territory on August 5. — AFP
Palestinian women search the sand for legumes or rice in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip during an airdrop mission above the Israel-besieged Palestinian territory on August 5. — AFP

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