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For the first time, the world’s food crises authority announces a famine in Gaza

The world's leading authority on food crises says the Gaza Strip’s largest city is gripped by famine, and that it is likely ...

Famine determined in parts of Gaza, 500,000 experiencing 'catastrophic' hunger

The report also found that more than half a million people in the Gaza Strip are facing Phase 5 conditions, which are ...

After Gaza Famine Report, U.S. Is Mostly Silent and Israel Is Defiant

The White House has not commented on a report finding famine in Gaza. Analysts say that absent U.S. pressure, Israel is ...

World Leaders React as U.N.-Backed Report Confirms Famine in Gaza

"An entire population is being pushed into starvation, destitution, and death,” said Belgium's Deputy Prime Minister.

Are Palestinians really facing a famine in Gaza?

As the UN is declaring famine in Gaza City, Gazans tell The Media Line that Hamas is responsible for the lack of food. The UN ...

Part of Gaza Is Suffering From Famine, Monitors Say. What Does That Mean?

For an area to be experiencing famine, at least 30 percent of children under 5 must be considered acutely malnourished by ...

Drone attack destroys trucks carrying UN food to Sudan’s famine-hit Darfur region

The World Food Program says a drone attack on a 16-truck U.N. convoy carrying food aid to Sudan’s famine-hit North Darfur ...

UNICEF's Catherine Russell calls methodology discussions "obscene" in Gaza famine declaration

Following the Friday announcement by a U.N.-designated food crisis authority that Gaza City is experiencing famine, which ...