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Gaza Faces Imminent Famine as Blockade Intensifies, Hunger Monitor Warns

Nearly 500,000 Palestinians are at risk of starvation, with international agencies calling for urgent action to lift the Israeli siege and allow humanitarian aid.

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A displaced Palestinian woman sieves expired flour to remove mold and insects to make bread for her children in their displacement tent at the Yarmuk Sports Stadium, once a football arena, in Gaza City, on May 4, 2025.
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Overview

  • The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) reports 22% of Gaza's population is experiencing 'catastrophic' hunger, with famine imminent without intervention.
  • Israel's blockade, imposed since March 2, has restricted essential food and medical supplies, leaving over 116,000 metric tons of aid blocked at the border.
  • The World Food Programme (WFP) exhausted its food stocks in April, forcing the closure of all 25 WFP-supported bakeries across Gaza.
  • Children are disproportionately affected, with 93% at critical risk of famine and UNICEF treating 11,000 cases of acute malnutrition this year.
  • International bodies, including the UN, warn that the blockade and use of starvation as a method of war could constitute a war crime, urging immediate humanitarian access.