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.”
Source: Catastrophic Shortage of Food in Gaza– & Starvation as a Weapon of War
