The Palestinian Health Ministry reports that the death toll in Gaza from starvation and dehydration has risen to 18.
“The famine is deepening and will claim thousands of lives if the aggression is not halted and humanitarian and medical aid is not immediately brought in,” the agency warned in a statement.
The ministry went on to say that Israel was “deliberately” starving thousands of hungry people in northern Gaza, and it urged the international community and the UN to put an end to the conflict and prevent a “health catastrophe.”
