An average of 420 children were admitted to hospitals in Gaza per day in July due to acute malnutrition, compared to a daily average of 112 from the beginning of the year until mid-June, according to a report published Thursday by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

Philippe Lazzarini, head of Unrwa, comments as hospitals in Gaza report that eight people, including three children, died from starvation and malnutrition in past 24 hours

An average of 420 children were admitted to hospitals in Gaza per day in July due to acute malnutrition, compared to a daily average of 112 from the beginning of the year until…

Malnutrition has reached 21.5% in Gaza City, meaning around one in five young children are suffering from malnutrition, Unrwa has said