The UN-backed review said approximately 1,000,000 Palestinians across Gaza still face “devastating levels” of hunger and that the risk of famine is “high” as long as the Israel-Hamas conflict continues and humanitarian access remains limited. The risk remains. ,
On the other hand, the Integrated Food Security Cluster Classification (IPC) report states that available evidence does not indicate that famine is currently ongoing in the north of the Palestinian Territory.
An earlier review in March speculated that one was forthcoming in the section.
The volume of food and alternative aid to the north has exceeded that since the close, and vitamins, water, sanitation and health services and products have been increased, the file said.
However it warned that food availability in south and central Gaza has been significantly reduced due to the closure of the Rafah border crossing and the displacement of some million people from the city of Rafah since early May, when Israel announced a box operation there. Did. ,
The United Nations Global Food Program (WFP) said the report “paints a grim picture of ongoing hunger” and highlights the critical importance of continued humanitarian access.
UN officials have blamed the situation on Israeli military restrictions on aid delivery, ongoing hostilities and a breakdown in law and order.
Israel insists that there is no limit to the amount of aid delivered into and throughout Gaza and accuses UN companies of failing to deliver supplies. It also accuses Hamas of stealing aid, which the crowd denies.
The Israeli military announced a campaign to destroy Hamas after an extraordinary attack on southern Israel on October 7, which left nearly 1,200 dead and 251 others taken hostage.
More than 37,650 people have been killed in Gaza so far, according to the Hamas-run State Ministry.
The IPC – an international initiative through UN companies, aid teams and governments – is the principle mechanism the global public uses to conclude whether famine is occurring.
Families are labeled as IPC section 5 (situation) if they enjoy extreme insufficiency of food, hunger and exhaustion of coping methods.
To formally declare famine in a particular segment, there must be evidence that at least 20% of households are in Segment 5, 30% of youth are affected by severe malnutrition, and there are two deaths per 10,000 population, Or 4 out of 10,000 children die per week, “entirely due to hunger or malnutrition and disease”.
In March, the IPC included 677,000 Gazans – or 30% of the 2.2 million society – in Section 5., 165,000 people are trapped in northern Gaza. It also estimated that famine was “imminent” in the north by the end of May due to the war and almost complete inadequacy of humanitarian access.
Israel did not welcome that assessmentOne is surprised at the transparency, methodology and wealth of knowledge of the IPC.
IPC review came out on Tuesday More than 495,000 Gazans, including 60,000 in the north, are said to still be facing severe hunger.
“Contrary to the assumptions made for the projection period (March-July 2024), the volume of food and non-food items permitted in the Northern Governorates has increased,” it said.
“Additionally, the response was scaled up in the nutrition, water sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and health sectors. “In this context, the available evidence does not indicate that famine is currently occurring.”
Even though an estimated 20% of households in the North are in Segment 5, the threshold for acute malnutrition and mortality has not been crossed, it points out.
The Global Condition Group said earlier this hour that 32 deaths were caused by malnutrition, including 28 deaths of children under 5, reported through local state authorities.
The IPC file warned that “a high and persistent risk of famine remains throughout the Gaza Strip”, and that progress in April and May “should not give room for complacency”.
WFP noted that the “modest improvement” seen in the IPC file suggests that more people may be gaining entry, but stressed that the situation is “still desperate”.
It added, “To truly turn the situation around and prevent famine, an adequate and sustained level of humanitarian assistance must be provided.”
Meanwhile, the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Anarva) told Newshound in Geneva that at least 10 children per week are losing one or more of their legs as a result of the conflict.
Philippe Lazzarini said that this figure did not include children who lost hands or palms, and that amputations were usually performed in what he described as “quite horrible conditions” and were at times performed without anaesthetic. .
In Gaza, at least 24 people were reportedly killed in three Israeli airstrikes in northern Gaza early Tuesday – including the sister of Hamas’ Qatar-based political figure Ismail Haniyeh.
State officials told Reuters news agency that 14 people were killed in the crackdown on two old schools used as shelter by displaced crowds in the central Daraz section of Gaza City and in the urban Shati refugee camp in the north.
The Israeli military said in a comment that the aircraft had struck “two structures being used by Hamas terrorists” in Shati and Daraz.
“The terrorists operated inside school complexes, which were used by Hamas as shields for their terrorist activities,” it said, adding that some of them were held hostage and had an interest in participating in the October 7 attack. Was accused of.
Hamas has previously denied using schools for military purposes.
The remaining 10 were reported to have been killed in a pre-dawn clash in an area of Mob Shati. A neighbor and Palestinian media identified those killed as Ismail Haniyeh’s sister Zahar and nine people from her community.
Mr Haniyeh – who also lost three of his sons and several grandchildren in a clash in April – said the killing of his relatives would not force Hamas to change its stance and the crowds demanded a ceasefire and a hostage exchange. Confirmed. ,
The Israeli military has not yet commented on the reviews.
Meanwhile, Médecins Sans Frontieres expressed outrage over the “horrific and deplorable” murder of one of its group’s staff. In an attack in Gaza Town on Tuesday morning.
Physiotherapist Fadi al-Wadia was killed along with five different mobs, including three children, as he cycled to the MSF health facility where he worked, the fund said, without blaming any party.
The Israeli military then announced that it had killed Fadi al-Wadia in a minor skirmish, and accused him of being a “key (Palestinian) Islamic Jihad terrorist” who had carried out the rocket attack on the crowd.
