“These are not available in the Gaza Strip, particularly in the north.” Pregnant and breastfeeding women will also need to be treated for malnutrition, with 17,000 women facing this risk.

According to assessments by the Famine Review Committee, the gold-standard international body that analyzes famine risk, the Gaza Strip now stands on the brink of famine. On February 27, senior UN ...

As severe Israeli bombardments continue across the majority of the Gaza Strip, the region’s entire population of 2.2 million people has fallen into the “Crisis” category of food insecurity ...

Famine is "imminent" in northern Gaza, as the entire population of the strip experiences high levels of food insecurity amid the ongoing Israel -Hamas war, according to a report released Monday.

Palestinians gather to receive bags of flour distributed by UNRWA, the U.N. agency helping Palestinian refugees, in Deir al Balah, central Gaza Strip, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel ...

Since shortly after the Hamas-led attacks on Oct. 7, Gaza has been essentially cut off from the outside world as Israel enforces its blockade on the strip, restricting access to food, fuel and ...

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification issued a new report that concluded that the entire population in the Gaza Strip, more than 2 million, face serious food insecurity as war continues.

500,000 people in Gaza are step away from famine: UN A senior U.N. aid official told the Security Council on Tuesday that widespread famine in Gaza could be "almost inevitable" without action.

Palestinians line up to receive meals at Jabaliya refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, March 18, 2024. The head of the United Nations World Food Program says northern Gaza has entered “full-blown ...

GENEVA, April 24 (Reuters) - The Gaza Strip could surpass famine thresholds of food insecurity, malnutrition and mortality in six weeks, an official from the World Food Programme said on Wednesday.