Published on, Aug. 22 -- August 22, 2025 4:07 PM
A global hunger monitor declared on Friday that famine has hit Gaza and could spread in the coming month. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) said about 514,000 people-nearly one in four Palestinians in Gaza-are already facing famine. This number may rise to 641,000 by the end of September.
The famine is mostly in Gaza City and surrounding areas, with the northern Gaza governorate officially classified as experiencing famine for the first time. Central and southern parts of Gaza are expected to reach famine conditions soon. The IPC defines famine by extreme food shortages, malnutrition, and starvation-related deaths.
Israel dismissed the report as false and biased, cl...
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