UN confirms famine in Gaza City
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A United Nations-backed body declared a famine in Gaza for the first time since the Israel-Hamas war broke out almost two years ago, a finding likely to intensify international calls for a ceasefire and accelerated delivery of aid.
Famine has been determined in Gaza Governorate, where Gaza City is located, according to a warning issued Friday by the IPC.
Famine has struck an area of Gaza and will likely spread over the next month, a global hunger monitor determined on Friday.
The U.N.-backed Integrated Food Security Phase Classification said that famine is occurring in Gaza City -- a first in the Middle East -- home to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians, and that it could spread south by the end of next month.