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UN-Backed Body Declares Famine in Gaza as Ceasefire Calls Grow

Palestinians try to collect free food from a charity kitchen in Gaza City. Photographer: Ahmad Salem/Bloomberg

Palestinians try to collect free food from a charity kitchen in Gaza City. Photographer: Ahmad Salem/Bloomberg

A United Nations-backed body declared a famine in Gaza for the first time since the Israel-Hamas war broke out almost two years ago, a finding likely to intensify international calls for a ceasefire and accelerated delivery of aid. 

More than 640,000 people in the Palestinian territory will face “catastrophic levels of food insecurity” by the end of September, according to a report released Friday by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, which monitors global hunger with the backing of the UN and other aid agencies. 

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Author: Editors Desk

Source: Bloomberg

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