Fifteen Palestinians, including six-week-old infant, die of starvation in Gaza in 24 hours

Medics say malnutrition is now killing Palestinians faster than at any point in the 21-month war. Palestinian health officials say at least 101 people have died of hunger during the conflict, including 80 children

Palestinians struggle to get donated food at a community kitchen in Gaza City. Picture: AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi

A six-week-old infant was among 15 people who have died of starvation in Gaza in the past 24 hours, local health officials said, with malnutrition now killing Palestinians faster than at any point in the 21-month war.

The infant died at a hospital ward in northern Gaza, the health officials said, naming him as Yousef al-Safadi. Three of the others were also children, including 13-year-old Abdulhamid al-Ghalban, who died in a hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis. The other two children were not named.