Israeli strike on Gaza Hospital Kills 15, Including Journalists.
At least 15 people, among them three journalists, were killed on Monday following Israeli airstrikes on Nasser Hospital in Gaza, according to Palestinian health officials. Among the victims was cameraman Hussam al-Masri, a contractor for Reuters.
Another Reuters contractor, photographer Hatem Khaled, was reported injured in the attack. The strike occurred just days after the United Nations formally declared a famine in Gaza—the first such designation ever made in the Middle East.
UN officials estimate that around half a million people are experiencing what they describe as “catastrophic” levels of hunger.
“It is a famine: the Gaza famine,” UN emergency relief coordinator Tom Fletcher said, directly blaming Israel for “systematic obstruction” of aid deliveries into the enclave. Israel has firmly rejected the UN’s declaration.
In a statement, its foreign ministry argued that the famine claims were “based on Hamas lies laundered through organisations with vested interests,” insisting, “There is no famine in Gaza.”
The determination was issued by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification Initiative (IPC), a UN-mandated group that tracks global hunger.
Under IPC standards, famine is declared when 20% of households face extreme food shortages, 30% of children under five are acutely malnourished, and at least two out of every 10,000 people die daily from starvation or related .
At least 15 people, among them three journalists, were killed on Monday following Israeli airstrikes on Nasser Hospital in Gaza, according to Palestinian health officials. Among the victims was cameraman Hussam al-Masri, a contractor for Reuters.
Another Reuters contractor, photographer Hatem Khaled, was reported injured in the attack. The strike occurred just days after the United Nations formally declared a famine in Gaza—the first such designation ever made in the Middle East.
UN officials estimate that around half a million people are experiencing what they describe as “catastrophic” levels of hunger.
“It is a famine: the Gaza famine,” UN emergency relief coordinator Tom Fletcher said, directly blaming Israel for “systematic obstruction” of aid deliveries into the enclave. Israel has firmly rejected the UN’s declaration.
In a statement, its foreign ministry argued that the famine claims were “based on Hamas lies laundered through organisations with vested interests,” insisting, “There is no famine in Gaza.”
The determination was issued by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification Initiative (IPC), a UN-mandated group that tracks global hunger.
Under IPC standards, famine is declared when 20% of households face extreme food shortages, 30% of children under five are acutely malnourished, and at least two out of every 10,000 people die daily from starvation or related .
Israeli strike on Gaza Hospital Kills 15, Including Journalists.
At least 15 people, among them three journalists, were killed on Monday following Israeli airstrikes on Nasser Hospital in Gaza, according to Palestinian health officials. Among the victims was cameraman Hussam al-Masri, a contractor for Reuters.
Another Reuters contractor, photographer Hatem Khaled, was reported injured in the attack. The strike occurred just days after the United Nations formally declared a famine in Gaza—the first such designation ever made in the Middle East.
UN officials estimate that around half a million people are experiencing what they describe as “catastrophic” levels of hunger.
“It is a famine: the Gaza famine,” UN emergency relief coordinator Tom Fletcher said, directly blaming Israel for “systematic obstruction” of aid deliveries into the enclave. Israel has firmly rejected the UN’s declaration.
In a statement, its foreign ministry argued that the famine claims were “based on Hamas lies laundered through organisations with vested interests,” insisting, “There is no famine in Gaza.”
The determination was issued by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification Initiative (IPC), a UN-mandated group that tracks global hunger.
Under IPC standards, famine is declared when 20% of households face extreme food shortages, 30% of children under five are acutely malnourished, and at least two out of every 10,000 people die daily from starvation or related .
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