61 killed in Gaza, famine deaths hit 217 as Israeli strikes target aid seekers
The ministry said famine-related deaths have risen to 217, including 100 children, describing the crisis as a direct consequence of the blockade.
Hospital sources confirmed that 18 of today's fatalities were civilians waiting for humanitarian aid.
At least 39 people were killed by Israeli fire in various areas since dawn, including seven in an airstrike on Gaza City's Shujaiya neighborhood, according to Al-Maamadani Baptist Hospital.
Ambulance and emergency services reported four deaths and several injuries among aid recipients in the northern Gaza Strip. Al-Awda Hospital in Nuseirat said three people were killed and three others injured when Israeli forces targeted crowds near an aid distribution point south of Gaza Valley.
Save the Children warned that the siege is 'starving Gaza's children to death,' noting that 100 children have already died from hunger. The group described the famine as 'a man-made crisis that could have been entirely avoided.'
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine criticized the practice of dropping aid from aircraft, calling it 'dangerous and humiliating,' and urged the immediate opening of all crossings to allow safe humanitarian access.
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