Famine Is Likely Imminent In Northern Gaza, Hunger Experts Warn

Experts called the humanitarian situation throughout the Gaza Strip “extremely grave and rapidly deteriorating."

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — There is a strong likelihood that famine is imminent in parts of northern Gaza, where Israeli forces are conducting a major offensive, hunger experts warned Friday.

An alert issued by the four experts called the humanitarian situation throughout the war-torn Gaza Strip “extremely grave and rapidly deteriorating” and worst in the north.

The Famine Review Committee warned that “famine thresholds may have already been crossed or else will be in the near future.”

The committee’s four independent experts are part of the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, or IPC, which is made up of a network of 15 U.N. and other organizations that monitor global hunger and food security.

The experts said all actors in the war in Gaza must take immediate action “within days not weeks … to avert and alleviate this catastrophic situation.”