LIVE: Israel's attacks kill 30 in Gaza as baby dies of starvation
A baby girl identified as Janan Saleh al-Sakafi has died of malnutrition and dehydration in the Rantisi Hospital, west of Gaza City, more than two months after the start of Israel's blockade on the Gaza Strip, according to Al Jazeera's team on the ground.Meanwhile, Israeli attacks have killed at least 30 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip since dawn, according to medical sources speaking to our colleagues.Israel's army has confirmed carrying out a wave of air attacks in Syria on Friday evening that killed at least one person, claiming the targets were 'a military site, anti-aircraft artillery, and surface-to-air missile infrastructure in Syria'.Israel's war on Gaza has killed at least 52,418 Palestinians and wounded 118,091, according to the enclave's Health Ministry. The Gaza Government Media Office updated the death toll to more than 61,700, saying thousands of people missing under the rubble are presumed dead.An estimated 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led attacks on October 7, 2023, and more than 200 were taken captive.
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Date: 4m ago (08:50 GMT)
Title: Baby girl dies due to malnutrition in Gaza City
Content: A baby girl identified as Janan Saleh al-Sakafi has died of malnutrition and dehydration in the Rantisi Hospital, west of Gaza City, according to Al Jazeera's team on the ground.
Israel has imposed a total blockade on the Gaza Strip since March 2. No water, food or medical supplies have entered the enclave since.
At least 51 have died from malnutrition in Gaza, according to its Government Media Office.
UNICEF has warned earlier that about 335,000 children under the age of five are on the verge of death from acute malnutrition.
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Date: 9m ago (08:45 GMT)
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