“The pace and pattern of the attacks suggest one thing: The Israeli army is deliberately putting extreme pressure on places that are densely populated with displaced families,” he said, adding that displaced people were now concentrated in the city’s western flank. Dr Muhammad Abu Salmiya, the head of al-Shifa Hospital, said residents were moving from the east to the west of Gaza City, but “only a small number of people have been able to reach the south”. Gaza’s Ministry of Health said that seven people, including children, died from malnutrition-related causes over the previous 24 hours, raising the toll from starvation to 420, including 145 children, since the start of the war.
Author: Al Jazeera
Published at: 2025-09-13 21:59:01
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