4 more Gazans die of starvation under Israeli siege

A ministry statement said the new fatalities brought the famine-related deaths since October 2023 to 317, including 121 children.

The new deaths came as Gaza’s Government Media Office warned that aid deliveries remain far below urgent needs.

It said only 467 trucks entered the enclave over the past five days out of 3,000 planned, with most of the 2,654 trucks that arrived in the past month looted “with Israeli complicity.”

Israel has kept all crossings into Gaza closed since March 2, blocking the entry of humanitarian aid despite thousands of relief trucks waiting at the border. In recent weeks, Tel Aviv has allowed in only limited quantities of assistance, which officials say do not cover even the minimum needs of the territory’s 2.4 million population.

Israel has killed nearly 63,000 Palestinians in Gaza since October 2023. The military campaign has devastated the enclave, which is facing famine.

Last November, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.

Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on the enclave.