US EditionFood security experts warn Gaza is at critical risk of famine if Israel doesn't end its blockade
- Food security experts warned on Monday that Gaza is at critical risk of famine unless Israel ends its blockade.
- This warning follows a 19-month Israeli military campaign and a 10-week blockade banning food, shelter, and medicine from entering Gaza.
- Nearly 477,000 Palestinians face catastrophic hunger, meaning possible starvation, while another million endure emergency hunger with acute malnutrition.
- Chris Newton of the International Crisis Group said, "The lack of a famine declaration doesn't mean people aren't already starving," urging aid flow without delay.
- According to a leading international authority on hunger crises, Gaza faces a high risk of outright famine if current conditions persist.
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Hunger Monitor Issues Dire Famine Warning for Gaza as Israel’s Blockade, Genocide Continues
A leading global hunger monitor is warning Gaza’s entire population is facing a critical risk of famine with over 500,000 Palestinians already facing starvation. The report by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification comes as Israel’s full blockade of Gaza enters its 10th week. Over the weekend, Israel carried out numerous strikes across the Gaza Strip. Earlier today, Israel bombed a school turned shelter in the Jabaliya area, killing 1…
IPC Warns Israel’s Blockade Is Pushing Gaza Toward Famine - teleSUR English
The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) has issued a dire warning that Israel’s blockade is threatening Gaza’s entire population with famine, with 500,000 facing starvation as food supplies continue to dwindle. The IPC report states that 93 percent of Gaza’s 2.1 million residents suffer from acute food shortages, with conditions worsening since October 2024. If Israel’s siege persists, the entire population will face crisis-level…
Gaza: Oxfam denounces imminent famine without ceasefire and release aid
The alarm comes from the new report on the Integrated Classification of the Food Security Phase (IPC) for Gaza, just published. Oxfam's operators are daily witnesses of heartbreaking scenes: whole families that are starving, children so undernourished that they don't even have the strength to cry. In one of the refugee camp where Oxfam distributed the last food packages weeks ago, only 2 out of 500 families still have some flour to make bread
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