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A quarter of Gaza is one step from famine, says UN
Updated On: 29 February, 2024 07:35 AM IST | United Nations | Agencies
Says entire population desperately needs food resulting in aid trucks being shot at and looted by hungry people
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A man holds a portrait of hostage Omer Neutra, 22, as relatives and supporters of Israeli captives held in Gaza, gather before the start of a four-day march to Jerusalem calling for their release, on Wednesday. Pic/AFP
At least one quarter of Gaza’s population—576,000 people—are one step away from famine and virtually the entire population desperately needs food resulting in aid trucks being shot at, looted and overwhelmed by hungry people, top UN officials said.
The officials from the UN humanitarian office and the UN’s food and agriculture organisations painted a dire picture of all 2.3 million people in Gaza facing crisis levels of food insecurity or worse, and civil order breaking down especially in the north where food and other humanitarian supplies are scarce.
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