Gaza could surpass famine thresholds in six weeks, WFP official says

A UN-backed report published in March said that famine was imminent and likely to occur by May in northern Gaza and could spread across the enclave by July.

Displaced Palestinians, who fled their houses due to Israeli strikes, shelter in a tent camp, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip March 11, 2024.

(photo credit: REUTERS/BASSAM MASOUD)

ByREUTERS

APRIL 24, 2024 13:44

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