A Palestinian child starved to death on Saturday in the central Gaza Strip due to Israel’s ongoing blockade of the Rafah crossing, which has prevented humanitarian aid from entering for nearly a month.

“A 13-year-old Palestinian child has died due to starvation in Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip amidst the closure of the Rafah border crossing,” the Palestinian official news agency Wafa reported.

So far, malnutrition and dehydration have claimed the lives of 37 people in the Gaza Strip due to strict restrictions on humanitarian aid entering the besieged enclave, it added.

Israel has kept the Rafah crossing for nearly a month sparking warnings of a deteriorating humanitarian situation due to the lack of essential supplies reaching Palestinians, particularly in the northern Gaza Strip.