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Israel rejected a United Nations-backed report that declared famine in Gaza, claiming it contained "gross forgeries." A foreign ministry official warned Jerusalem would lobby donor countries to cut funding unless the report is withdrawn.

In an Aug. 22 report, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) said famine is already taking place in the Gaza Governorate and is likely to spread to Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis by the end of September. The report said about one-third of Gaza’s roughly 2 million residents — about 641,000 people — could soon face catastrophic starvation.

According to the IPC, 132,000 children under age 5 are projected to suffer acute malnutrition through 2026, including more than 41,000 sever

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