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Famine determined in parts of Gaza, 500,000 experiencing 'catastrophic' hunger

The report also found that more than half a million people in the Gaza Strip are facing Phase 5 conditions, which are ...

What is a famine and who declares one?

Famine is now occurring in Gaza City, according to the world’s leading authority on food crises. The Integrated Food Security ...

25 people killed in Gaza as Gaza City becomes the focus of famine and a military offensive

Hospital officials in Gaza say Israeli strikes and gunfire have killed at least 25 Palestinians sheltering in tents or ...

Famine Is Now Gripping Parts of Gaza, Says Global Body

Food-security experts said a famine has taken hold in the Gaza City area, the first-ever such determination in the Middle ...

New Israeli strikes around Gaza kill 25 as famine announcement raises pressure

Hospital officials say Palestinians sheltering in tents or seeking scarce food aid were among at least 25 people killed by ...

Drone attack destroys trucks carrying UN food to Sudan’s famine-hit Darfur region

The World Food Program says a drone attack on a 16-truck U.N. convoy carrying food aid to Sudan’s famine-hit North Darfur ...

Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City continue, days after famine declared there

Scores of Palestinians have been killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza in recent days, including people sheltering in tents or ...
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The evolution of famine in Gaza, in maps and charts

For now the famine is centred in the governorate of Gaza, one of five in the strip. It is the most densely populated and home ...