Four die from starvation amid Israeli-imposed famine over past 24 hours
Two of the victims were children.
The deaths take the total number of Palestinians killed by Israeli-imposed famine in Gaza to 201, including 98 children.
On 29 July, over 100 international aid organisations warned of imminent mass starvation in Gaza amid repeated denials from Israeli officials.
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