Famine has been declared in Gaza City, neighboring municipalities, and refugee camps by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), marking the first famine declaration outside Africa. The IPC identifies 514,000 people—almost a quarter of Gaza's population—suffering famine, projected to increase to 641,000 by the end of September. The declaration coincides with an anticipated Israeli military offensive that aims to expel roughly one million residents from Gaza City, raising warnings of catastrophic consequences. Israeli officials dismissed the IPC findings as fabricated by Hamas. U.N. leaders described the situation as a man-made disaster, urged a ceasefire, and emphasized Israel's obligations under international law to ensure food and medical supplies.
Famine is now official in the Gaza Strip. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), an international system supported by United Nations agencies that assesses food situations worldwide, declared on Friday that famine has reached Gaza City and the other municipalities and refugee camps that make up Gaza Governorate. The IPC report comes on the eve of an offensive in which the Israeli army intends to expel the one million Gazans concentrated in Gaza City maneuvers that humanitarian organizations have warned would have catastrophic consequences.
It is a famine openly promoted by some Israeli leaders as a weapon of war, continued the British diplomat. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, meanwhile, stated that the declaration of famine is not a mystery. It is a man-made disaster, a moral indictment and a failure of humanity itself, the Portuguese leader shared on X. Children are dying. And those with the duty to act are failing.
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