Conflict & Security
Gaza Health Ministry reports catastrophic starvation as 466 die of malnutrition
October 16, 2026 at 05:31 PM
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AJAl Jazeera English
Gaza malnutrition and starvation at ‘catastrophic’ levels: Health Ministry
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مصالمصرى اليوم
الصحة الفلسطينية تحذر من تفاقم المجاعة في غزة: 466 وفاة مرتبطة بسوء التغذية والتجويع
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
466 وفاة بالتجويع في غزة وإسرائيل تعلن اغتيال عنصرين بحماس والجهاد
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يواليوم السابع
صحة غزة: 4.1 مليون فلسطيني في القطاع مهددون بسوء التغذية والجوع
(opens the publisher’s site)Gaza's Health Ministry said on World Food Day that starvation has reached catastrophic levels, with 466 Palestinians dead from malnutrition since 2024.
- Gaza's Health Ministry reported Friday that 466 Palestinians, including 157 children, have died of malnutrition and starvation since 2024.
- The ministry projected 1.4 million people, or 67 percent of Gaza's population, will face crisis-level food insecurity through the end of 2026.
- Ministry spokesperson Khaled Al-Daqran said Israel has allowed only 33–34 percent of the 600 aid trucks agreed in the ceasefire protocol.
- Israel said no commercial goods have entered the Strip in days, blaming a tax dispute between merchants and Hamas.