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Almost a third of people in Gaza not eating for days, UN food programme warns
GAZA STRIP, PALESTINE, JUL 26 – The UN and Israel blame each other for blocking aid as Gaza faces catastrophic hunger, with 470,000 people expected to suffer severe food insecurity, the World Food Programme said.
- Nearly one in three people in Gaza are "not eating for days," leading to increasing malnutrition, according to the United Nations World Food Programme officials.
- The WFP reported that 470,000 people are facing "catastrophic hunger" due to the ongoing blockade by Israel.
- At least 122 people have died from starvation in Gaza since the blockade began, including 83 children, according to Gaza's health ministry.
- UN Secretary General António Guterres described the situation in Gaza as a "moral crisis that challenges the global conscience," criticizing global inaction.
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Hunger in Gaza, which is under Israeli blockade, is increasing despite appeals from Western countries.
While the Israeli army said on Friday that it would "authorize aid parachuting over the Gaza Strip", Philippe Lazzarini, UNRWA official, denounced Saturday "a diversion and a smoke screen".
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Gaza faces unprecedented hunger: 470,000 at risk of starvation, warns UN
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