More Palestinians die of starvation as famine spreads in Gaza – Middle East crisis live

Published on August 23, 2025 at 12:21 PM
More Palestinians die of starvation as famine spreads in Gaza – Middle East crisis live

Gaza hospitals record eight new deaths due to starvation and malnutrition, including two children

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has called for an urgent scale-up of evacuations from Gaza, warning that more than 15,600 patients remain in need of specialised care.

In a post on X, WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus thanked the UAE for supporting the latest evacuation of critically injured and sick patients but stressed that far more action is needed.

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