The Health Ministry in Gaza said that three more children have died in Gaza City from malnutrition and dehydration on Saturday, reported 241NewsHD TV channel.
Ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said the children died in the Al-Shifa Hospital and the deaths bring the number of children who have died from malnutrition in Gaza to 23 since Oct. 7 .
Most of the children died in hospitals in the north which is reeling under a severe siege by Israel amid international warnings against possible famine, according to previous statements by the ministry.
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned on Feb. 19 that the sharp rise in malnutrition among children, pregnant women, and lactating mothers in Gaza poses a “serious threat” to their health, particularly given Israeli forces' ongoing attacks on the enclave.
Israel has also imposed a crippling blockade on the Palestinian enclave, leaving its population, particularly residents of northern Gaza, on the verge of starvation.
About 85% of Gazans have been displaced by the Israeli onslaught amid acute shortages of food, clean water and medicine, while 60% of the enclave's infrastructure has been damaged or destroyed, according to the UN.