Gaza grappling with catastrophic hunger, 40 per cent of population at risk of famine, says UN

A woman sits with her children in an ambulance after being evacuated with other Palestinians from the Gaza Strip at the Rafah border crossing in northeastern Egypt on December 30, 2023, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the militant group Hamas. - AFP

ISTANBUL (Bernama-Anadolu): The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees reiterated on Saturday that Gaza is grappling with catastrophic hunger and nearly half of the population is at a risk of famine, reported Anadolu Agency.

"People are hungry and just desperate for food,” Thomas White, the director of UNRWA affairs in Gaza, said on X, adding: "40 per cent of the population at risk of famine.”