Gaza's Famine is a Disaster in Slow-Motion

 

A malnourished Palestinian child is examined at a Gaza hospital. A U.N.-backed panel has now declared that famine is underway in northern Gaza and warned it could extend to central and southern Gaza by late September.

BY C STONE | STONE NEWS NETWORK ||| MIDDLE EAST

Source: NPR

If there was one sad legacy besides dead civilians, Israelis, and military personnel on both sides of the war - it's the famine that's striking ruthlessly against the Gaza citizens.

None are harder hit than the children, who are undernourished and literally starving to death.

via NPR:

After weeks of rising concern about hunger in Gaza, a United Nations-backed panel has declared that famine is underway in northern Gaza, warning that more than half a million people are on the brink of starvation as hunger spreads deeper into the densely populated Palestinian enclave.

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) confirmed on Friday that famine has taken hold in the Gaza Governorate, encompassing Gaza City and nearby areas, and warned it could extend to central and southern Gaza by late September.

The declaration comes nearly two years into an armed conflict with Israel that was triggered by the October 7 invasion by Hamas. Israeli restrictions have limited the flow of food and aid into Gaza. Israel has long disputed claims about food insecurity in Gaza.

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