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A famine has been declared in parts of Gaza.
It was known the situation in the enclave was worsening, and now the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) said there is famine in Gaza City and the surrounding neighbourhoods.
The UN-backed, globally recognised system for classifying food insecurity and malnutrition has declared just four other famines since it was established in 2004.
This means more than half a million people are facing catastrophic conditions characterised by starvation, destitution and death".
The famine in Gaza City could spread south to Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis by the end of next month, the world's leading authority on food crises says.
British Foreign Secretary David Lammy said Israel's refusal to allow sufficient aid into Gaza was a "moral outrage".
"The Israeli government's refusal to allow sufficient aid into Gaza has caused this man-made catastrophe," he said.
A famine is classified when an area has the following:
More than 20% of households face extreme food shortages;
More than 30% of children suffer from acute malnutrition;
Daily mortality rate exceeds two per 10,000 people, or four per 10,000 children under five.
UN emergency coordinator Tom Fletcher said the Gaza famine "could have been prevented".
Israel quickly disputed the report, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office calling it an "outright lie".
Since, Israel has gone on the offensive, claiming the report uses Hamas data and saying it doesn't focus enough on the humanitarian aid that Israel has let in.
While US ambassador Mike Huckabee came out in defence of Israel, there has been nothing from Donald Trump or any senior officials.
Oxfam warned it had $2.5m of aid "sitting in warehouses outside Gaza", but said Israeli authorities had rejected it "at a time when it is needed more than ever".
warned it had $2.5m of aid "sitting in warehouses outside Gaza", but said Israeli authorities had rejected it "at a time when it is needed more than ever". Amnesty International warned: "With every hour that passes without decisive international action, more Palestinian lives are lost and Gaza City edges closer to complete annihilation."
warned: "With every hour that passes without decisive international action, more Palestinian lives are lost and Gaza City edges closer to complete annihilation." Medecins Sans Frontieres said "you couldn't imagine something more cynical" in relation to Israel's decision to step up its campaign to occupy the Gaza City at the time of famine.
Our Middle East correspondent Adam Parsons said that while global condemnation of Israel was deafening, it wasn't listening.
Israel defended its widely-condemned settler plan
At least 71 people were killed by Israel in the past 24 hours, the Hamas-run health ministry said
And a Houthi missile launched from Yemen exploded over Israel, the Israel Defence Forces said.
Here's everything you need to know from presenter Jonathan Samuels and Middle East correspondent Adam Parsons - as well as our team's latest dispatch from Israel...
SteakHausMann on August 22nd, 2025 at 13:08 UTC »
Serious question: Why is there a famine in Gaza city, but not in other cities, like Khan Yunis?
Flaky-Impact-2428 on August 22nd, 2025 at 12:41 UTC »
For context, a “famine” has a strict UN definition: when more than 20% of households face extreme food shortages, acute malnutrition exceeds 30%, and mortality rates skyrocket. Declaring famine means the situation has gone far beyond scarcity into systemic collapse.
It’s catastrophic optics for anyone involved. Using starvation as leverage, whether by blockade or mismanagement, is a war crime. But beyond the politics and blame games, what it really means is that ordinary people and vulnerable people; kids, parents, grandparents are dying not because of bombs but because they can’t find food.
At the end of the day, famine is not an argument about borders or ideologies, it’s a measure of how far we’ve failed as a species to safeguard the most basic human need. That’s the part I can’t lose sight of.
Xilthas on August 22nd, 2025 at 09:55 UTC »
I reckon I can guess his answer.