Health & Healing
1.4 million Palestinians face food insecurity in Gaza, health ministry warns
Image credit: Shehab Wire (EN)
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The Palestinian Health Ministry warned that 1.4 million Palestinians in Gaza face food insecurity as hunger and malnutrition reach catastrophic levels, Shehab Wire reported. The ministry attributed the crisis to ongoing war and blockade conditions affecting the population.
The Health Ministry documented 466 deaths from malnutrition and starvation since 2024, according to the statement. Officials stressed that deteriorating conditions threaten to worsen the humanitarian situation across the territory.
