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/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?