Israel’s war on Gaza updates: ‘Extreme hunger’ in Gaza as Ramadan begins

UN says starvation spreading in Gaza Strip as infant, young woman die in north, bringing total deaths from hunger to 25.

RAFAH, GAZA - MARCH 10: A group of volunteer Palestinian women in Gaza are seen preparing food to distribute to families who fled Israeli attacks and took refuge in Rafah city as part of preparations for the upcoming holy month of Ramadan, in Rafah
Palestinian volunteers in Gaza prepare food to distribute to families in Rafah, as part of preparations for the holy month of Ramadan, March 10, 2024 [Jehad Alshrafi/Anadolu]
By Maziar Motamedi
Published On 10 Mar 2024
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  • As the Muslim holy month of Ramadan begins, the chief of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) says “extreme hunger” is spreading rapidly in Gaza, while two more Palestinians die of starvation in north Gaza, bringing the total deaths from malnutrition to 25.