NICEF reports that 9,300 children in Gaza suffer from severe malnutrition due to illness, winter, and relief delays.
More than 70,000 Palestinians have died since the conflict between Israel and Hamas began more than two years ago, according to the health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza on Saturday.
The milestone occurs as both sides accuse the other of breaking the conditions of a precarious ceasefire mediated by the United States.
Gaza’s health ministry announced in a statement that 70,100 people have died as a result of the conflict.
According to the ministry, 354 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire since the ceasefire went into effect on October 10.
According to the ministry, two bodies—one of which had been found beneath the debris—arrived at hospitals in the Gaza Strip during the previous 48 hours.
Despite the ceasefire, Amnesty claims that Israel is “still committing genocide” in Gaza.
It stated that the data pertaining to 299 bodies had been processed and approved by the authorities, which was the reason for the increase from the previous death toll.
The Palestinian region is still experiencing a severe humanitarian catastrophe in spite of the ceasefire.
Twenty living hostages and the bodies of 28 dead prisoners were being held by the group at the beginning of the most recent ceasefire.
Since then, Hamas has returned the remains of 26 dead captives and freed all of the hostages who are still alive.
In return, Israel returned the bodies of hundreds of deceased Palestinians and freed about 2,000 Palestinian detainees.
Children that are undernourished
As winter circumstances exacerbate disease outbreaks and increase the danger of death, UNICEF warns that around 9,300 children under five in Gaza were diagnosed with severe acute malnutrition in October.
The organization calls for the safe, quick, and unhindered distribution of humanitarian aid and claims that substantial stocks of winter supplies are still held at border crossings. Sewage-contaminated rivers further endanger public health, and many evacuated families still reside in improvised shelters without access to sanitary facilities, warm clothing, or protection from the elements.