Global hunger monitor declares famine in parts of Gaza
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Israel insisted that there was no famine in Gaza and that the findings were based on “Hamas lies”. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The world’s leading authority on food crises said Friday the Gaza Strip’s largest city is gripped by famine, and that it is likely to spread across the territory without a ceasefire and an end to restrictions on humanitarian aid.
ISRAEL has warned “the gates of hell will open” in Gaza if Hamas refuses to release all of the remaining hostages. The country angrily dismissed a report that officially declared a
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz warned that Gaza city could "turn into Rafah and Beit Hanoun" unless Hamas agrees to Israel's terms.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanayahu was set to meet with top security officials to sign off on the plans. It was unclear whether they would discuss a ceasefire proposal from Arab mediators that Hamas says it has accepted.
Famine has struck an area of Gaza and will likely spread over the next mont h, a global hunger monitor determined on Aug. 22, 2025. The assessment will escalate pressure on Israel to allow more humanitarian aid into the war-torn Palestinian enclave,
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