The three new deaths mean that a total of 303 people have died from hunger-related causes in the Gaza Strip, according to Al Jazeera, citing figures from the Hamas-controlled authorities. Of these, 117 were children.
In recent months, since Israel initiated a blockade on aid in March, international organizations and UN agencies have repeatedly warned of famine in the Gaza Strip. Despite Israel now allowing in smaller quantities of aid, the situation is described as increasingly acute.
Last week, the UN-backed IPC found that full-blown famine prevails in Gaza City and its surroundings – a condition expected to spread to Dayr al-Balah and Khan Yunis by the end of September.
On Tuesday, Swedish Carl Skau, deputy head of the UN's food program (WFP), stated that the aid Israel is now allowing in is far from sufficient.
It is still a drop in the ocean when we talk about helping around 2.1 million people, he tells the news agency AFP.
We need a completely different level of assistance to be able to reverse the famine trend.
According to Skau, the desperation in Gaza is so great that it leads to looting, which means that WFP has difficulty reaching the most vulnerable.
