A Palestinian was martyred and others injured as a result of a stampede to obtain aid in Beit Lahia, north of Gaza. Relief organizations continue to sound the alarm due to the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the besieged Strip.
The markets in the northern Gaza Strip devoid of the most basic necessities, warnings are escalating of a real famine lurking among the population. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) reported that one in three children under two years of age in northern Gaza suffers from malnutrition.