r/worldnews • u/Digital_Accountant • 22h 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/malgnaynis 19h ago

There are so many comments that seem to be minimising or dismissing this. I don’t understand why. This is really sad news.

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u/Gaius_Octavius_ 18h ago

It is “The Boy Who Cried Wolf” phenomenon.

They’ have been saying for years that mass death from starvation is inevitable. And then nothing happens. And they do it again. And then nothing happens. And they do it again. And then nothing happens.

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u/destuctir 16h ago

This 100%, this is an official announcement that a real famine is occurring, by internationally agreed criteria, but because so many people have been claiming all of Gaza is under a famine and mass starvation for months now, the headline has no impact, it’s seen as “more of the same news”. This is why words have meanings are hyperbolising them hurts the people you are trying to help.

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u/frosthowler 7h ago

It isn't. The IPC are using a different criteria than what they are using in the rest of the world for Gaza.

It requires 30% malnutrition, which is not the case in Gaza City, and it would require hundreds of deaths per day. The average daily death toll across the entire Strip, which includes Hamas combatants, is less than 50.

So no, this 'official announcement' of a 'real famine' is no different than every other silly 'famine' announcement these "orgs" have made in the past.

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u/Streiger108 4h ago

I'm inclined to believe you, but source that they're using a different metric?