Yazan Abu Ful, a 2-year-old malnourished child, sits at his family home in the Shati refugee camp in Gaza City. AP
The announcement came as Israeli drones and warplanes carried out fresh strikes across the Gaza Strip, particularly in Khan Younis and Gaza City, destroying homes and deploying booby-trapped robots in densely populated areas.
According to the ministry, hospitals in the Strip received 76 bodies and 298 wounded in the past day alone.
Overall, the ministry said that since the start of Israel's genocidal war on 7 October 2023, the death toll in Gaza has climbed to 62,895 Palestinians, with more than 158,927 injured.
The Government Media Office in Gaza accused Israel of tightening its blockade by closing crossings and banning the entry of 430 categories of food supplies, allowing in only 14 percent of the population's needs over the past month.
It added that just 467 trucks entered Gaza in the past five days out of 3,000, while most of the 2,654 trucks allowed in during the past 30 days were looted with Israeli coordination.
Meanwhile, the Gaza Municipality issued an urgent appeal to international organisations, warning of the imminent collapse of municipal services amid dire humanitarian conditions.
It cautioned that the accumulation of garbage in streets and shelters housing displaced families is heightening the risk of a significant health and environmental disaster.
On Tuesday, the World Food Programme warned that the aid Israel is allowing to enter Gaza remains a "drop in the ocean", days after famine was formally declared in the war-torn Palestinian territory.
The United Nations on Friday officially declared a famine in Gaza, the first time it has done so in the Middle East, with experts warning 500,000 people face "catastrophic" hunger.
"It is a famine: the Gaza famine," said Tom Fletcher, the UN's emergency relief coordinator, as the IPC panel found famine was now present in and around Gaza City.
He blamed Israel, accusing it of "systematic obstruction" of aid deliveries to the war-ravaged Palestinian territory.
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