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The Famine Review Committee (FRC) has officially confirmed famine (IPC Phase 5) in Gaza Governorate, marking it one of the few times such a classification has ever been declared globally. The crisis is projected to expand to Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis by the end of September. Over half million people in the Gaza Strip are already facing catastrophic conditions characterized by starvation, destitution, and death.
When the rain started pouring hard on May 14th, 76-year-old Lambaino from Barangay Dabenayan did not think much of it. “We saw the clouds and thought it would rain,” she said. “But we didn’t expect it would be that strong. Before we knew it, the flood was inside our house.”
Gaza is now in Emergency (IPC Phase 4), with over 250,000 people facing starvation and 71,000 children suffering from acute malnutrition. Aid blockades have halted food, water, and medicine. Without urgent intervention, famine is imminent.
After two months of the aid blockade in Gaza, Action Against Hunger warns that food stock is critically low. Immediate aid entry and distribution is critical to support the 80% of Gaza's population who are dependent on aid to survive.
