'Extreme levels of hunger' affecting 96 percent of Gaza: Report

 An Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report shows that 96 percent of the population in the Gaza Strip currently face “extreme levels of hunger,” while nearly half a million people are in catastrophic conditions.

The Palestinian Red Cross Society (PRCS) has repeatedly warned of the deteriorating humanitarian conditions resulting from Israel's closure and obstruction of border crossings, blocking sufficient aid from reaching the strip.

The IPC also states that over half of Gazan households have had to sell their belongings to afford food. A third of the population has turned to collecting trash to sell, while many must endure days and nights without food.

On 2 July, UN Women reported that at least 557,000 women in Gaza are suffering from food insecurity, highlighting that mothers and adult women often prioritize feeding others and report significant challenges in accessing sufficient food supplies.

Last month, in collaboration, the FAO and WFP released a report that indicates that over a million Palestinians may face fatal levels of starvation by mid-July.

In the same month, Gaza’s media office disclosed that thousands of children aged five and under are at risk of death because Israel is obstructing the flow of aid into the strip.

The media office also urged the International Criminal Court (ICC) and other international justice courts to prosecute the war criminals, whether Israeli or in the US government, who are complicit in the systematic targeting of children.

To date, Israel’s attacks on Gaza have killed over 38,000 people, including at least 15,000 children, and injured over 87,000 more.

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