One in five people in Gaza face starvation, report warns, as Israel’s months-long blockade continues
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By Lex Harvey, Abeer Salman and Mounira Elsamra, CNN (CNN) — One in five people in the Gaza Strip are facing starvation as the entire territory edges closer to famine, a new United Nations-backed report warns, after nearly three months of Israel’s blockade of critically needed humanitarian aid.
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Gaza is at "critical risk of famine", with 22 percent of the population facing an imminent humanitarian "catastrophe" after more than two months of an aid blockade by Israel, a food security monitor warned Monday.Gaza's entire population of around 2.
Gaza is under the threat of widespread famine as nearly 500,000 Palestinians are facing catastrophic food insecurity, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification reported on Monday.
By Lex Harvey, Abeer Salman and Mounira Elsamra, CNN (CNN) — One in five people in the Gaza Strip are facing starvation as the entire territory edges closer to famine, a new United Nations-backed report warns, after nearly three months of Israel’s blockade of critically needed humanitarian aid.
NPR's Juana Summers talks to Antoine Renard of the U.N. World Food Programme about the increasing risk of famine in Gaza, as Israel's block on humanitarian aid into the strip continues.
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