Half a million people in Gaza on the verge of starvation

LONDON, (PIC)

A global hunger monitoring group said that the entire population of the Gaza Strip remains at risk of severe famine and that half a million people are at risk of starvation, describing this as a significant deterioration since its latest report in October.

A report by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) initiative, released on Monday, said the Gaza Strip “is still confronted with a critical risk of famine” after over a year and a half of…