A UN-backed report says famine is expected in some 70% of households in the north of the Gaza Strip between now and May.
Across the whole of the Gaza Strip, the number of people facing “catastrophic hunger” has risen to 1.1 million, about half the population, says a report by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, a collaboration of over a dozen international organizations, including several UN agencies.
“Famine is now projected and imminent in the North Gaza and Gaza Governorates and is expected to become manifest during the projection period from mid-March 2024 to May 2024,” it says.
The report also says it is not too late to stop famine from taking hold.
“The rapidly escalating hunger crisis in the Gaza Strip must immediately be curbed. This requires putting an end to the hostilities, mobilizing necessary resources and ensuring the safe delivery of humanitarian assistance to the people of Gaza,” the report reads.
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