GAZA CITY, Palestine / ISTANBUL

At least 15 people, including four children, died of malnutrition and starvation in the Gaza Strip over the last 24 hours, Gaza’s Health Ministry said on Tuesday.

“Hospitals in Gaza reported 15 deaths, including four children, due to starvation and malnutrition in the past 24 hours,” the ministry said in a statement.

The latest fatalities brought the number of deaths from malnutrition to 101, with 80 of them children, since October 2023.

Earlier, medical sources told Anadolu that a diabetic patient, a child, and an infant also died after suffering from severe nutritional deficiencies.

Palestinian officials and rights groups have warned of a rising death toll from hunger, particularly among vulnerable groups such as children, the sick, and the elderly.

Gaza is enduring one of the worst humanitarian crises in its history, with famine spreading across the enclave amid ongoing genocide by Israel since Oct. 7, 2023.

Since March 2, Israel has sealed all border crossings, blocking the entry of food and medical aid. As a result, acute malnutrition symptoms have appeared among children and chronically ill patients.

Israel has killed more than 59,000 Palestinians, most of them women and children, in the Gaza Strip since October 2023. The military campaign has devastated the enclave, collapsed the health system, and led to severe food shortages.

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.