Gaza needs aid now as famine sets in

Dealing with this catastrophe requires strengthening airdrops as an interim solution, and reinforcing diplomatic efforts to open up aid channels.

Palestinians receiving food rations at a camp for internally displaced people in Rafah in the Gaza Strip. PHOTO: AFP
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The humanitarian situation in Gaza is rapidly deteriorating, with famine setting in, the International Court of Justice warned on March 28. 

A separate UN report released on March 18, titled Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report on Gaza, classifies the entire 2.2 million population of Gaza as suffering acute levels of food insecurity.

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