Live Blog Update| Israel's genocide in Gaza

This is an entry from: Israel-Palestine live: Unicef says over 13,000 children killed in Gaza

In photos: Malnourished children seek treatment at Gaza's depleted hospitals

7 March 2024 09:43 GMT

As the starvation crisis in Gaza worsens, more and more malnourished children are arriving at the strip's depleted hospitals in a desperate search for help.

According to health officials, at least 20 people have died in hospitals from malnutrition and dehydration in recent days.

A malnourished child receiving treatment at Kamal Adwan hospital in northern Gaza on 6 March 2024 (MEE/Mohammed al-Hajjar)

Doctors at north Gaza's hospitals, which have been damaged by Israeli forces, say they don't have enough resources to deal with the crisis (MEE/Mohammed al-Hajjar)

Health officials estimate there have been dozens of deaths from malnutrition that have not arrived at hospitals (MEE/Mohammed al-Hajjar)