Famine in Gaza declared despite Israeli denials as UN calls it ‘moment of collective shame for world’
More than 500,000 people affected by ‘irrefutable’ famine in Gaza
- The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) has officially declared a man-made famine in Gaza, affecting over half a million Palestinians, with numbers projected to increase.
- Gaza City, specifically the Gaza governorate, is now experiencing famine conditions, marking the first time the IPC has recorded famine outside of Africa.
- UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy labelled the situation a "moral outrage," attributing it to Israel's refusal to allow sufficient aid into Gaza.
- Israel has dismissed the IPC report as false and biased, with Benjamin Netanyahu calling it an "outright lie," while UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher described it as "irrefutable testimony."
- The famine declaration follows nearly two years of conflict between Israel and Hamas, with the IPC predicting that famine conditions will spread to central and southern areas of Gaza.
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