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Published 22 Dec, 2023 09:10am

Gaza faces ‘famine’ as battles rage between Israeli forces, Palestinian fighters: UN

Israeli forces and Palestinian fighters are engaged in ongoing offensive across most of the Gaza Strip, while the entire population of the besieged Palestinian territory is at “imminent risk of famine”, according to the latest UN report.

It said the Gaza’s residents are on track to have the highest proportion of people facing acute food insecurity ever classified by the IPC

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs notes that on Wednesday evening, Israeli forces allegedly expelled Palestinian families from their homes in Jabalia’s al-Nazla area, subsequently setting the residences ablaze.

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