Ahmed Alhasant, 41, diabetic, died of malnutrition

Ahmed Alhasant, 41, died on July 22. According to his brother, Yehia Alhasant, he "passed away peacefully" at his home in the city of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza.

Ahmed was particularly vulnerable to food deprivation than because he was diabetic.

“Day after day, he was getting more and more poorly," said his brother. He said Ahmed started to become unwell after Israel imposed a blockade of aid into Gaza in March. Since May, Israel has been allowing some aid into the territory, but aid groups say it is nowhere near enough.

For three months, Ahmed ate only bits of bread and occasionally canned food, Yehia said. His weight plummeted from nearly 180 pounds to less than 80, and his health rapidly deteriorated. "His speech was slurred and sometimes we could hardly understand him," Yehia said.

The family took him to a hospital, but according to Ahmed’s cousin Refaat Alhasant, the hospital staff told them, “He needs food, not medicines.”

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