Gaza: 326 deaths due to malnutrition and medicine shortages, and more than 300 miscarriages during 80 days of blockade.

Medical sources in the Gaza Strip announced the recording of 326 deaths due to malnutrition and medicine shortages, as well as more than 300 miscarriages, during the 80 days (last March 2) of the complete closure and blockade imposed by the Israeli occupation on the Strip.

The sources explained that the following figures were recorded during the 80 days of the complete closure and blockade: 58 deaths due to malnutrition, 242 deaths due to food and medicine shortages, most of them elderly, and 26 kidney patients who lost their lives due to the lack of adequate nutrition and nutritional care.

She stated that more than 300 miscarriages occurred due to a lack of nutrients necessary for the pregnancy to continue.

Medical sources confirmed the failure of numerous blood donation campaigns due to citizens' physical weakness and inability to donate blood. Meanwhile, hospitals in the Gaza Strip are suffering from a severe shortage of blood units as thousands of wounded and injured people are in dire need of emergency surgery.

She pointed out that the Gaza Strip needs 500 aid trucks and 50 fuel trucks daily for vital and medical facilities.

Since March 2, the Israeli occupation has closed the Gaza Strip's crossings to the entry of food, relief, medical aid, and goods.

Since October 7, 2023, the Israeli occupation forces have launched an aggression against the Gaza Strip, resulting in the deaths of 53,573 civilians, the majority of whom were children and women, and the injury of 121,688 others. This is a preliminary toll, with a number of victims still buried under the rubble and on the streets, unable to be reached by ambulances and rescue teams.