The official declaration of a famine in Gaza by the competent
The official declaration of a famine in Gaza by the competent UN agency (IPC) confirms what the whole world has been watching live on its screens for months: Palestinians are not simply suffering from hunger, they are starving to death and the death toll is set to increase exponentially.
For many children, it’s already too late, says UNICEF. And according to the IPC report, if the situation continues as it is, the number of children suffering acute malnutrition (currently estimated at 14,000) will have tripled by June 2026.
It is the first time the UN agency has declared a famine outside Africa.
“When you hear the word famine, you probably think of the worst hunger imaginable. But famine isn’t just a word—it’s a technical term. It’s the very stage on the hunger scale. By the time it’s declared, people are already dying of hunger,” a UN WFP official said, stressing that the conditions that cause famine “are man-made.” A number of experts were quick to explain the obvious as Israel dismissed the IPC report and accused the UN agency—oh, what a surprise!—of spreading fabricated Hamas lies.
Exposed before the entire world, Israel insists on the same line. It
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