7 more malnutrition deaths in Gaza, as Hamas-run health ministry says 104 killed in 24 hours

In the last 24 hours, more than 100 people have been killed in Gaza and seven more have died from malnutrition, the Hamas-run health ministry reports

Six Palestinians have been killed near a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid distribution centre, hospital sources tell the BBC

The Israeli military disputes the deaths, saying a "gathering of suspects" who it said posed a threat were told to move away from the site

Elsewhere, the families of Israeli hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza say the plan by the UK and other European countries to recognise a Palestinian state "validates terrorism"

International news outlets rely on local reporters within Gaza, as Israel does not allow foreign media, including BBC News, to send journalists into the territory

Last night, Keir Starmer announced that the UK will recognise a Palestinian state unless Israel meets certain conditions. Since then, reaction from across the globe and the political spectrum has been pouring in.

Meanwhile, in Gaza, seven more people have died as a result of malnutrition, the Hamas-run health ministry says.

Here's what else has been happening today:

The Hamas-run health ministry's death toll relating to malnutrition now stands at 154 after seven further deaths were recorded within the last day - 89 children are included in this figure

Sources told the BBC just over 100 trucks entered Gaza yesterday - Israel says more than 220 lorries entered and are waiting to be collected

Meanwhile, international aid organisations have been raising the alarm for several days now - this morning, the president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews added to that as he called for a "rapid, uninhibited and sustained increase in aid"

The current situation in Gaza was one of the factors that prompted Starmer to announce yesterday that the UK would recognise a Palestinian state unless Israel changed its stance

It's a move that has been opposed by some - including Israel's Hostages and Missing Families Forum, which echoed the Israeli PM's comments and said recognition "rewards terrorism"

Others, however, have backed it - senior Labour MP Emily Thornberry said it is "absolutely the right thing to do"

In the last 24 hours, 104 people have been killed in Gaza and a further 399 injured, the Hamas-run health ministry says in its latest update.

The death toll since Israel's military launched a campaign in response to the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on 7 October 2023 has risen to 60,138, the ministry says.

Many of those killed and injured are still under rubble and in the streets, the ministry says, adding that ambulance and civil defence teams have been unable to reach them until now.

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