Entire Gaza population continues to face critical famine risk: hunger monitor

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A global hunger monitor has said the entire population of Gaza continues to face a critical risk of famine, Reuters reports.

The latest assessment by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysed a period from April 1 to May 10 this year and projected the situation until the end of September, according to a summary of its key findings.

The IPC analysis found that 1.95 million people, or 93 per cent of the population in the Israeli-blockaded Palestinian enclave, are living through high levels of acute food insecurity, including 244,000 experiencing the most severe, or “catastrophic”, levels.

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