Gaza population faces critical risk of famine

Half a million people in the Gaza Strip face starvation, a global hunger monitor said Monday, saying the Israeli-blockaded enclave still confronts a critical risk of famine with a high risk of one occurring by the end of September.

- REUTERS

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC)’s latest report cited a significant deterioration in the situation since its last one in October, reflecting warnings from international agencies of an unfolding catastrophe in the small, densely populated Palestinian territory.

It forecast that 2.1 million people across Gaza roughly the entire population would likely experience high levels of acute food insecurity by the end of September, with 469,500 of them projected to likely hit "catastrophic" levels.