US EditionSpread of Gaza famine has been averted yet strip still faces starvation: Report
- On Friday, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification reported the spread of famine in the Gaza Strip was averted, yet the entire strip still faces starvation.
- Following the ceasefire, reduced fighting and better deliveries helped reverse shortages as people now receive two meals daily instead of one in July, Antoine Renard said Thursday.
- Aid groups report large shelter needs as winter approaches, with nearly 1.3 million Palestinians requiring emergency shelter and more than 70% living in makeshift shelters relying on humanitarian access.
- In its worst-case scenario the IPC warned renewed conflict or halted aid could trigger famine, with nearly 2,000 people facing catastrophic hunger through April.
- Israeli authorities and international coordinators offer conflicting delivery assessments as COGAT and the Israeli Foreign Ministry rejected IPC findings, while American officials say aid meets the 600 trucks daily stipulation.
45 Articles
45 Articles
UN says Gaza famine over but ‘situation remains critical’
ROME - A famine declared in Gaza in August is now over thanks to improved access for humanitarian aid, the United Nations said on Friday, but warned the food situation in the Palestinian territory remains dire.
Watauga Democrat
UN declares famine over in Gaza, says 'situation remains critical'
A famine declared in Gaza in August is now over thanks to improved access for humanitarian aid, the United Nations said on Friday, but warned the food situation in the Palestinian territory remained dire.
Hunger monitor says Gaza is still seeing acute malnutrition but not famine
JERUSALEM — The Gaza Strip is no longer facing famine in any of its regions after humanitarian and commercial food deliveries surged following an October ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, but more than three-quarters of the population, or 1.6 million people, still experience acute food insecurity and malnutrition, the global authority on hunger said Friday. The report from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) was the first t…
Gaza no longer in famine after aid access improves, hunger monitor says
UNITED NATIONS – There is no longer famine in Gaza, a global hunger monitor said on Friday, December 19, after access for humanitarian and commercial food deliveries improved following a fragile October 10 ceasefire in the war between Israel and Palestinian Hamas militants. The latest assessment by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification comes four months after it reported that 514,000 people — nearly a quarter of Palestinians in the G…
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 45% of the sources lean Left
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
