How Israeli actions caused famine, visualized
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- A UN-backed report in August 2024 declared parts of Gaza in 'man-made' famine due to Israel's war, with mass displacement, disease, and bombing worsening conditions.
- The IPC projected famine would affect nearly 641,000 people by September 2024, including 132,000 children under five suffering acute malnutrition.
- Israel rejected the IPC's findings, claiming bias, while the UN accused Israel of using hunger as a weapon, violating international law.
- Aid delivery is severely hampered by Israeli bureaucratic obstacles, damaged infrastructure, and limited fuel, with only 1,400 calories per day consumed by Palestinians as of May 2024.
- Alternative aid methods, like the GHF and airdrops, are criticized as dehumanizing and dangerous, with reports of deaths near aid sites.
- Israel's destruction has left only 1.5% of Gaza's cropland accessible, compounding food shortages and pushing Palestinians toward starvation.
- UN and aid agencies call for a ceasefire, unimpeded aid access, and restoration of food systems to avert further catastrophe.