The leading international authority on food crises has warned that the Gaza Strip is facing a devastating famine.
Lara Maior
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The warning, issued by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), comes in the wake of increasingly stringent blockades imposed by Israel, which have led to a situation where "worst-case scenarios of famine are now materializing". It follows a strong international reaction to images of starving children in Gaza.
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