US EditionUN Says Time Is Short to Stop Famine Spreading as Israel Bombards Gaza City
UN aid chief Tom Fletcher warns of a closing window to prevent famine in Gaza amid intensified Israeli military actions and restricted humanitarian aid deliveries.
- On Sunday, September 7, Israeli forces intensified an offensive on Gaza City amid worsening famine conditions threatening central and southern Gaza.
- The situation has worsened following the IPC's declaration of famine conditions in northern Gaza, with UN aid chief Tom Fletcher warning that the opportunity to stop hunger from extending to Deir al Balah and Khan Younis is rapidly diminishing, expected to close by the end of September.
- Israeli authorities issued evacuation orders before striking alleged Hamas-held high-rise buildings, which Hamas denied, claiming they sheltered displaced families, while overnight strikes killed at least 14 civilians, including children.
- The Gaza Health Ministry reported 109 starvation deaths, including 23 children, since the famine declaration, and Fletcher condemned displacement orders urging unimpeded humanitarian aid and an immediate ceasefire.
- The ongoing offensive and restricted aid raise concerns over escalating civilian suffering and famine expansion absent a significant humanitarian response and adherence to international law.
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UN says time is short to stop famine spreading as Israel bombards Gaza City
JERUSALEM: There is a “narrow window” to prevent famine from spreading further in Gaza, a top United Nations official warned on Sunday (Sep 7), urging Israel to allow unimpeded aid
UN says time is short to stop famine spreading as Israel bombards
JERUSALEM: There is a “narrow window” to prevent famine from spreading further in Gaza, a top UN official said on Sunday, calling on Israel to allow unimpeded aid delivery in the territory, where it is fighting Palestinian militant group Hamas. According to a global hunger monitor, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are already experiencing or at risk of famine in areas
Time is short to stop famine spreading, UN says
There is a "narrow window" to prevent famine from spreading further in Gaza, a top UN official said on Sunday, calling on Israel to allow unimpeded aid delivery in the territory, where it is fighting Palestinian militant group Hamas. According to a global hunger monitor, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are already experiencing or at risk of famine in areas including Gaza City, the enclave's largest urban centre, where Israel has launched a…
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UN Undersecretary General for Humanitarian Affairs, Tom Fletcher, warned this Sunday that the 'close window of time' to prevent the famine in Gaza from spreading to Deir el Balah and Jan Yunis 'is rapidly running out'. In a statement, Fletcher referred to Israel's last displacement order, which occurs two weeks later.
“There is a narrow window – until the end of September – to prevent the spread of famine to Deir al-Balah (central Gaza) and Khan Younis (southern Gaza). That window is now closing rapidly,” said Tom Fletcher, the head of the UN aid agency. The death, destruction, starvation and displacement of Palestinian civilians are the result of decisions that defy international law and ignore the international community, Fletcher said. They remain adamant …
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