What led to the confirmation of famine in Gaza? | Israeli conflict news

The United Nations -backed global hunger screen decided that famine is now taking place in Gaza City and its surrounding area.

The classification of integrated food security (IPC) had previously warned that Gaza was about to starve, but now it says for the first time that the events of the past few months – including a new Israeli attack, increase displacement and weeks of the total Israeli siege in the region – made the field a reality in Gaza.

IPC experts warn that famine will spread to other areas of Gaza if nothing is done to stop the Israel war and increase humanitarian aid. Let’s take a closer look.

What are the main results of the report?

The main result is that famine is no longer a threat to Gaza – it’s now a reality. IPC says that more than 500,000 people in the Gaza Strip are now facing “catastrophic circumstances”, which is the highest level of food insecurity, “characterized by hunger, islands and death.”

In Gaza Governorate, which includes Gaza City, IPC found that 30 percent of the population faces catastrophic conditions, facing 50 percent “emergency”, which is the level below. The circumstances in the north of Gaza are believed to be “severe – or worse – from Gaza Governorate”, but IPC is unable to classify the area due to limited data.

IPC also highlights that famine will also be present in the governor of Deir al -Adl and Khan Yunis by the end of September. IPC is already determined that 25 and 20 percent of the population in these provinces, respectively, was already classified as a 5 -level disaster.

He also suffers from 132,000 children between the ages of five and six years will suffer from severe malnutrition before June of next year, in addition to 55,000 pregnant women and breasts and 25,000 infants who need urgent food support.

Rafah, the province in the far south in Gaza, was not analyzed by IPC because it was largely exposed to the Palestinians as a result of Israeli military operations.

How did IPC conclude that famine has started in Gaza?

The IPC includes a five -stage food insecurity, with the worst “disaster”. A disaster is classified when “families suffer from a severe food shortage and/or other basic needs cannot be met even after the full employment of confrontation strategies.”

In level 5, “hunger, death, carrots, and very sharp malnutrition are clear.”

However, the classification of famine is separate from this. In order to announce the “reasonable starvation”, as is now in Gaza, there must be clear evidence that two of three thresholds for severe food insecurity, acute malnutrition and deaths have been reached. The thresholds are that at least 20 percent of families “enjoy a severe lack of food, hunger and row”, and that acute malnutrition in children under the age of five years affects 30 percent or more, and that there is at least death for every 10,000 per day as a result of the reflect of food security.

What does IPC say may cause famine in Gaza?

IPC blames four factors that say it is “man -made”: conflict, displacement, restricted access, and diet collapse.

The Israeli war in Gaza has killed more than 62,000 Palestinians within 22 months since it started. IPC notes that deaths and injuries increased significantly in July, with an average of 119 deaths per day, or nearly twice the average of the previous month.

The ongoing attacks of Israel led to many displacement rounds of Gaza residents – where IPC reported that 1.9 million people have been displaced more than once since the beginning of the war. The continuous movement and the lack of safe residence places contributed to the deterioration of the food security situation in Gaza, as well as the destruction or inability to reach 98 percent of the crop lands in Gaza and a ban on fishing activity.

Matte the clay, Israel imposed a total siege on food and other commodities supplies, including water, medicine and fuel, to Gaza in mid -March. Since then, the total siege has been lifted, but severe restrictions remain on imports.

Why is the identification of IPC very important?

IPC has been recognized as a major tool for the international community and the United Nations to determine food insecurity around the world.

The data provided by IPC is vital in getting rid of future food crises and prevent famine. The international community can also gather to act early enough to prevent famine from happening, or to end famine once it begins.

Classification of starvation is complex and there are multiple stages, with inputs from a wide range of bodies and groups, before going to the Committee for the Famine Review of “Security, Nutrition and Independent Independent Independent International Experts”. In the words of IPC, this committee must “conduct a review to ensure technical and neutrality of analysis before confirming and informing the results.”

IPC previously classified famines in Somalia in 2011, in South Sudan in 2017 and 2020, and in Sudan in 2024.

What was the reaction?

United Nations Secretary -General Antonio Guterres described the famine as a “man -made catastrophe, an ethical accusation mark, and the failure of humanity itself.”

Guterres said that Israel has “unambiguous obligations” under international law to ensure the entry of food and medical supplies Gaza, because it is the occupied force.

“The famine is not only for food, it is the deliberate collapse of the necessary systems to survive mankind,” said Guterres. “People are starving. Children die. Those who have the duty to act fail.”

Humanitarian organizations demand work.

“Today’s results should be an invitation to wake up to the international community,” said David Miliband, head of the International Salvation Committee. “Without an unknown instant human arrival and a ceasefire, more lives will be lost due to hunger and disease.”

For its part, Israel rejected the results, saying that there was no famine in Gaza, despite the evidence from IPC.

“More than 100,000 trucks of Gaza aid has entered since the beginning of the war, and in recent weeks, the huge flow of aid is immersed in the basic foods and caused a sharp drop in food prices, which decreased in the markets,” Israel Foreign Ministry in Israel said in a statement.