20 people died of hunger in Gaza

International organizations have called for more aid to be sent to the war-torn Gaza Strip. Health officials said the death toll rose to 20 due to malnutrition and dehydration in the blockaded coastal area. Al Jazeera news.

Ashraf al-Qudra, spokesman for the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry, said in a statement, "15 to 20 people are dying silently every day due to lack of food and failure to receive treatment in hospitals."

Meanwhile, South Africa has asked the International Court of Justice to order a ceasefire to prevent full-scale famine in Gaza. Yemen-based Iran-backed rebels have claimed the first death in a Houthi attack on a commercial ship sailing in the Red Sea in response to Israeli brutality in the Gaza war.

On the other hand, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert warned that if Prime Minister Netanyahu expands military operations in Rafah city, it could undermine his country's peace agreement with Egypt.

In a speech broadcast on the Haritz podcast, Olmert, a staunch critic of Benjamin Netanyahu, said Netanyahu and his wartime cabinet allies are not interested in stopping the war, but rather inflaming tensions in the West Bank.

Meanwhile, the Israeli army arrested at least nine people in raids in the occupied West Bank towns of Tubas and Tammun.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has called for a cease-fire again, saying Israel's war on Gaza is a "tragedy against humanity" and a "disgrace to civilization."

Since October 7 last year, 30,717 Palestinians have lost their lives due to Israel's continuous bombing and attacks on Gaza. Another 72 thousand 156 people were injured in these attacks. On the other hand, 1,139 people died in Israel in the attack of Hamas on October 7.