Famine possibly gripping north Gaza despite new aid efforts: report

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Famine exists when 20% of households are essentially starving; at least 30% of children suffer wasting; and two adults or four children per every 10,000 people are dying daily of hunger and its complications.

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00:00A new report has warned there's a possibility famine has hit northern Gaza, although no

00:06formal declaration can be made until more data is collected.

00:12Famine exists when 20 percent of households are essentially starving, at least 30 percent

00:17of children suffer wasting and two adults or four children per every 10,000 are dying

00:23daily of hunger and its complications.

00:26As the report's authors, known as the Famine Early Warning Systems Network, say their ability

00:32to collect data has been impeded by the war and restrictions on humanitarian access.

00:41Israel has repeatedly denied there is famine underway in Gaza and rejected allegations

00:46it's used hunger as a weapon in its war against Hamas.

00:51A formal declaration could be used as evidence at the International Criminal Court as well

00:56as at the International Court of Justice where Israel faces allegations of genocide.

01:05The report also cautioned efforts to increase aid into Gaza are insufficient and urged Israel's

01:11government to act urgently.

01:18Much of Gaza's 2.3 million population has been displaced since the war began and their

01:24health ministry claims more than 36,000 Palestinians have been killed.

01:33Israel's expanding offensive in Rafa has largely cut off the flow of food, medicine and other

01:38supplies to Palestinians facing widespread hunger.

01:44In the south, thousands have returned to Khan Yunis where basic infrastructure is lacking

01:49and people are struggling to get the minimum amounts of water to survive.

02:00Meanwhile, despite pressure from the United States on Israel and Hamas to accept its three-phase

02:06ceasefire proposal, no agreement has yet been made.

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