Catastrophic Shortage of Food in Gaza-- & Starvation as a Weapon of War

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 22 (IPS) - As the killings of civilians in Gaza rose to over 20,000, the besieged city—which has been virtually reduced to rubble by Israeli bombardments -- is also being ravaged by hunger and starvation.

In new estimates released December 21, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), a global partnership, which includes the World Health Organization (WHO), said Gaza is facing “catastrophic levels of food insecurity,” with the risk of famine “increasing each day.”

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