Food security experts warn Gaza is at critical risk of famine if Israel doesn't end its blockade
- Food security experts warned on Monday that nearly half a million Palestinians in Gaza face catastrophic hunger amid an ongoing Israeli blockade and military campaign.
- The current situation follows a comprehensive blockade imposed since early March 2024 that restricts food, fuel, medicine, and aid supplies into Gaza despite the October 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.
- Aid agencies report widespread food shortages, destroyed farmland, failing water systems, and thousands of Palestinians standing for hours in the sun to receive limited meals at communal kitchens.
- An assessment found 477,000 people, representing 22% of Gaza's population, are in catastrophic hunger and crises could deepen without blockades ending, risking famine, health collapse, and civil unrest.
- Analysts emphasize that starvation already affects many, and a formal famine declaration should not delay urgent humanitarian action to alleviate ongoing suffering in Gaza.
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Read Full ArticleMalnutrition, depleted stocks... in Gaza, more than one in five people are threatened with famine
The total Israeli blockade over the past ten weeks has exhausted the stocks accumulated during the truce of the beginning of the year, according to data from UN agencies and NGOs.
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