Famine confirmed in northern Gaza, says U.N.-backed agency

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The world's leading authority on food insecurity has confirmed a famine in Gaza.

In a report published Friday, the United Nations-backed group of experts finds that over half a million people parts of north Gaza are at risk of dying from starvation, and hundreds of thousands more people face catastrophic shortages as the famine spreads to other areas.
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Israel was quick to respond to the report. Israel's Foreign Ministry accused the IPC of publishing "a tailor-made report to fit Hamas's fake campaign." It claims "there is no famine in Gaza." The Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), the Israeli military body in charge of Palestinian civilian affairs, said the report is based "partial and unreliable sources, many of them affiliated with Hamas." COGAT said the report's authors overlooked data they were provided and recent humanitarian efforts in Gaza.
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/22/nx-s1-5509964/famine-gaza-israel-middle-east-un

Apparently Israel doesn't want you to believe your lying eyes.

[Ping Tung]

1. " It claims "there is no famine in Gaza." according to reliable Israeli sources. ...like the Israeli government.

As opposed to unreliable sources like the UN, NPR, and 19 other humanitarian organizations.

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/how-ipc-global-hunger-monitor-determines-famine-2025-08-22/

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WHO IS CONFIRMING FAMINE?
The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) is an independent body funded by Western countries and widely recognized as the main global system for measuring the severity of hunger crises.
It was set up to sound the alarm so that famine and mass starvation could be prevented and to help organizations respond.
The IPC is overseen by 19 major humanitarian organizations and regional bodies. It typically partners with national governments to analyses data

WHAT IS THE CURRENT ASSESSMENT IN GAZA?
Of the people affected, some 280,000 are in a northern region covering Gaza City, which the IPC said was in famine. The rest are in Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis -- central and southern areas that the IPC projected would be in famine by the end of next month.

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2. THIS

Amazing indeed

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3. Knr nt for now.