At least five more Palestinians die from hunger taking the toll to 2017, as the UN Security Council prepares to discuss Israel’s plan to seize Gaza City.

Israel attacks starving Palestinians: Dozens killed while trying to collect food

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The Health Ministry in Gaza says hospitals in the besieged territory have recorded five new deaths from forced starvation during the last 24-hour reporting period, bringing the total number of victims since the start of the war to 217.

Two children were among the latest deaths, raising the number of children who have died from forced starvation in Gaza to 100.