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History won't judge us kindly if we don't solve this humanitarian crisis.*

Famine grips more than half a million people in Gaza City

As we have been reporting, a famine has been officially confirmed in Gaza City and the surrounding neighbourhoods by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC).

Here are all the key findings from the report...

The famine in Gaza City could spread south to Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis by the end of next month, the world's leading authority on food crises says.

More than half a million people in the Gaza Strip are "facing catastrophic conditions characterised by starvation, destitution and death".

Another 1.07 million people are in an emergency situation and 396,000 people are in crisis.

The UN-backed IPC also warns that "acute malnutrition is projected to continue worsening rapidly".

"Through June 2026, at least 132,000 children under five are expected to suffer from acute malnutrition - double the IPC estimates from May 2025," it says.

"This includes over 41,000 severe cases of children at heightened risk of death. Nearly 55,500 malnourished pregnant and breastfeeding women will also require urgent nutrition response."

Hunger has been driven by fighting and the blockade of aid, the IPC says, and has been magnified by widespread displacement and the collapse of food production in Gaza.

https://news.sky.com/story/gaza-late...hamas-13415481

* Just to confirm, I condemn Hamas as terrorists and their 7 October 2023 attack on innocent citizens.