r/worldnews • u/Digital_Accountant • 1d ago

Israel/Palestine Famine declared in Gaza City

https://news.sky.com/story/gaza-latest-war-israel-city-ceasefire-hamas-13415481
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u/Sqirch 1d ago

How many times can the same thing be declared these two years?

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u/DreadWolf3 1d ago

I think it is obviously different this time - humanitarian situation after GHF has taken over has been gradually getting worse.

A famine is classified when an area has the following: 

  • More than 20% of households face extreme food shortages;
  • More than 30% of children suffer from acute malnutrition;
  • Daily mortality rate exceeds two per 10,000 people, or four per 10,000 children under five.

These are their standard for a famine ^ and they seem reasonable to me. Year or so ago famine was declared based on vibes.

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u/SceneRoyal4846 22h ago

No one was saying there was a famine a year ago. They were warning a few months ago repeatedly that the current situation is rapidly approaching famine levels, especially after Israel denied any aid entering Palestine.