US EditionUN-Backed Hunger Monitor Declares Famine in Gaza City, Warns of Rapid Spread
- On August 15, 2025, the United Nations-endorsed food security monitoring body confirmed that famine conditions exist in Gaza Governorate, including Gaza City.
- This declaration followed a sharp escalation of conflict, restricted food access, and a near-total Israeli blockade imposed earlier this year, partially eased last month.
- The IPC report states over half a million people face catastrophic conditions marked by starvation, destitution, and death after 22 months of conflict.
- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called famine a "man-made disaster" and said those obligated to act "are failing," emphasizing a critical need for an immediate ceasefire.
- The famine is projected to spread to Deir al-Balah and Khan Yunis governorates, affecting nearly 641,000 people and underscoring urgent humanitarian intervention needs.
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Finland Says Israel Violating International Law in Gaza
Finland's President Alexander Stubb said on Monday the situation in Gaza is a humanitarian catastrophe amounting to a failure by humanity and that Israel's actions in the Palestinian enclave violate international law. A global hunger monitor said on Friday that Gaza City and surrounding areas are officially suffering from famine that will likely spread. Israel has rejected the assessment and says it ignores steps it has taken since late July to …
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der Standard DEAfter weeks of warnings in the face of the great hardship of the Gazans, the Uno has now officially declared famine in the Gaza Strip.
This is what famine looks like. Exhausted Palestinian children rush to soup kitchens in Gaza City with pots and plastic buckets for a few grains of rice. According to the UN, a famine has been officially underway in Gaza since last week, but whether that will change anything remains to be seen. "Our children are sometimes literally succumbing to hunger and thirst."
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