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Famine has struck Gaza, will likely spread, says global hunger monitor

Famine has struck an area of Gaza and will likely spread over the next month, a global hunger monitor determined on Friday.

Gaza City officially in famine, with hunger spreading, says global hunger monitor

Gaza City and surrounding areas are officially suffering from famine, and it will likely spread, a global hunger monitor ...

Gaza City could be destroyed if Hamas does not agree to terms to end war, Israel's defense minister says

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz warned that Gaza city could "turn into Rafah and Beit Hanoun" unless Hamas agrees to ...

For the first time, the world’s food crises authority announces a famine in Gaza

The world's leading authority on food crises says the Gaza Strip’s largest city is gripped by famine, and that it is likely ...

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen says Israel blockade of Gaza is a "shameful black mark on humanity"

A U.N.-designated group announced Friday that Gaza City is experiencing a famine and warned that it would spread without a ...

U.N. calls Gaza famine preventable and blames Israel's obstruction of aid

U.N. Humanitarian Chief Tom Fletcher said that the famine that has struck part of Gaza was preventable, blaming the ...

Israel is accused of allowing famine to fester in Gaza and global condemnation is deafening

Conditions in Gaza City are expected to worsen and, while a ceasefire could come, so could a huge military assault.

'Children are paying the highest price,' says aid worker as famine confirmed in Gaza City

Israel says "there is no famine in Gaza" after the IPC reports more than 500,000 people in the Strip are facing "starvation, ...