At least 60,034 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces since the war in Gaza began in October 2023, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.

The grim figures were released on Tuesday. At least 62 Palestinians have been killed since Tuesday morning alone.

Meanwhile, the “worst-ever” famine is unfolding in Gaza, according to the latest report by the International Hunger Monitoring System, Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC).

“Food insecurity has reached a critical level in most parts of the Gaza Strip, and severe malnutrition has persisted in Gaza City,” the report said.

“The crisis has now reached a critical and deadly level amid ongoing conflict, widespread displacement, severe restrictions on humanitarian access, and restrictions on essential services such as health care,” the report warned.

Food consumption has plummeted, with one in three people going days without food.

Malnutrition has risen sharply in the first half of July, with more than 20,000 children hospitalized for severe malnutrition between April and mid-July. More than 3,000 of them are severely malnourished.

The hunger crisis has reached all sections of Gaza. According to UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous, one million women and girls in Gaza face the impossible choice of “starving to death or risking their lives in search of food.”

“This horror must end now,” Bahos wrote on social media. She called for the unhindered entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza, the release of hostages, and a permanent ceasefire.