US EditionGaza Has Been at Risk of Famine for Months, Experts Say. Here's Why They Haven't Declared One
GAZA STRIP, PALESTINE, JUL 22 – Nearly 100,000 women and children face severe acute malnutrition as aid deliveries remain far below the 600 trucks daily needed, worsening Gaza's hunger crisis, UN agencies report.
- Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are facing critical hunger levels, with warnings of impending famine, as stated by U.N. officials and aid groups.
- Gaza's Health Ministry stated that more than 100 people, mainly children, have died from hunger and malnutrition. This ministry is regarded as a reliable source for war death estimates by the U.N. and experts.
- Nearly 100,000 women and children in Gaza suffer from severe acute malnutrition, with a third of the population going days without food, according to Ross Smith, the World Food Program's director for emergencies.
- The World Food Program urges for a massive increase in food aid to stabilize the desperate situation, stating that 'only a massive scale-up in food aid distributions can stabilize this spiraling situation,' amid limited aid entry due to Israeli restrictions.
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WFP warns Gaza is on brink of full scale famine
LONDON: The UN World Food Programme warned on Monday that Gaza is teetering on the brink of full-scale famine, with nearly 100,000 women and children suffering from severe acute malnutrition amid rapidly deteriorating humanitarian conditions. Speaking to reporters at a UN briefing, senior WFP official Ross Smith said that hunger is worsening, and humanitarian access has been
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Gaza has been at risk of famine for months, experts say. Here's why they haven't declared one
U.N. officials, aid groups and experts have warned for months that Palestinians in Gaza are on the brink of famine without formally declaring one.
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