Gaza border [Israel], July 31: More than 100 people have been killed in Gaza due to Israeli attacks in the past 24 hours, the territory's health authority said on Wednesday.
The ministry reported 104 dead and 399 injured in the past 24 hours.
According to Palestinian figures, more than 60,100 people have been killed in Gaza since the beginning of the war, while over 146,200 have been injured.
Despite the Israeli military's daily pauses in fighting in the Gaza Strip, the United Nations on Wednesday said the population is still suffering and civilian deaths are continuing to mount.
"Four days since the start of tactical pauses in Gaza, declared by the Israeli authorities, we're still seeing casualties among those seeking aid, and more deaths due to hunger and malnutrition," the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said.
In addition, children and adults continue to die of hunger and malnutrition.
"Parents continue to struggle to save their starving children," spokesman Farhan Haq said
The conditions for the delivery of relief supplies remain inadequate and not enough aid is reaching the area.
Haq cited the challenges at the Kerem Shalom border crossing as an example. This is a fenced-off area to which drivers can only gain access with authorization from the Israeli authorities.
Before aid can enter the territory, Israel first has to authorize the journey, determine safe routes, approve movements to certain areas several times, suspend airstrikes and finally open the gates to allow entry, he explained.
According to the UN, the Gaza Strip is on the brink of famine.
Local authorities controlled by the Palestinian group Hamas say more than 100 people have already died of starvation. The United Nations considers the reports to be credible.
Israel controls all access roads to Gaza and has sealed off the coastal area.
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday called for increased food aid to civilians in the Gaza Strip, warning that children there are starving.
"Whether they talk starvation or not, those are kids that are starving," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on his return flight from Scotland to Washington.
Source: Qatar Tribune
