Famine has been confirmed in north-central Gaza, including Gaza City, and is expected to spread to Deir el-Balah and Khan Younis by the end of September. Over half a million people currently face starvation, destitution and death, and that number could exceed 640,000 by the end of September. At least 132,000 children under five are at risk of acute malnutrition, with more than 43,000 likely to face life-threatening conditions. The famine is a created catastrophe resulting from siege, bombardment and conflict that has caused massive civilian death, injury, destruction and displacement. Reported hunger-related deaths total 313, including 119 children, and Israel has sought retraction of IPC findings.
Aid experts tell UN Security Council Gaza famine is manmade' as Israel seeks retraction from hunger monitoring system. UN officials and aid agencies have warned that famine in Gaza is now a reality, with children increasingly dying of hunger as Israel's siege and bombardment continue to block essential, life-saving aid. In a stark address to the UN Security Council on Wednesday, officials said famine and widespread hunger in the besieged enclave are engineered and man-made catastrophes.
Joyce Msuya, the UN's deputy humanitarian chief, told the council that famine has been confirmed in the north-central Gaza governorate, where Gaza City is located, and is expected to spread to Deir el-Balah and Khan Younis to the south by the end of September. Over half a million people currently face starvation, destitution and death, Msuya said. By the end of September, that number could exceed 640,000.
She added that at least 132,000 children under the age of five are at risk of acute malnutrition, with more than 43,000 of them expected to face life-threatening conditions in the coming months. This famine is not a product of drought or some form of natural disaster, Msuya said. It is a created catastrophe the result of a conflict that has caused massive civilian death, injury, destruction and forced displacement.
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