Famine grips Gaza's largest city and is likely to spread, food crisis authority says

Famine grips Gaza’s largest city and is likely to spread, food crisis authority says World Aug 22, 2025 7:05 AM EDT

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The world’s leading authority on food crises said Friday the Gaza Strip’s largest city is gripped by famine, and that it is likely to spread across the territory without a ceasefire and an end to restrictions on humanitarian aid.

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, or IPC, said famine is occurring in Gaza City, home to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians, and that it could spread south to Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis by the end of next month.

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The IPC determination comes after months of warnings by aid groups that Israel’s re