Number of children dying of malnutrition in Gaza rises to 6

The number of children who have died of malnutrition and dehydration in hospitals in northern Gaza has risen to six. The Ministry of Health of Gaza said this on Wednesday.

The ministry says the last two children died at the Al Shifa-Medical Complex. News from Anadolu.

On the other hand, four children died due to malnutrition and dehydration in Kamal Adwan Hospital, director of the hospital Husam Abu Safia.

Health Ministry spokesman Ashraf Al-Qudra said the number of infant deaths due to dehydration and malnutrition has increased to six.

Al-Qudra called on international organizations to immediately intervene to prevent a humanitarian disaster in the northern Gaza Strip, which is besieged by Israeli forces.

He said the international community faces a moral and humanitarian test to stop the genocide perpetrated by the Israeli occupation of the Gaza Strip.  

On Wednesday morning, the Palestinian group Hamas said that the child deaths were an international failure to protect humanity.