Risk of famine in Gaza increases as 500,000 Palestinians on ‘brink of starvation,’ new report shows

A relative at the funeral of Palestinians killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza City yesterday. Photo: Reuters

Louisa Loveluck
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The threat of famine in the Gaza Strip has been revived after Israel’s military operation in the southern city of Rafah disrupted aid deliveries, leaving more than 500,000 Palestinians on the brink of starvation, a UN-backed group of experts said yesterday.

Palestinians throughout the Gaza Strip face a “plausible” risk of famine in the coming months, according to the latest analysis by Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC). “A high risk of famine persists as long as conflict continues, and humanitarian access is restricted,” it said.