Really? Frankly I'm less that sure, but according to today's Times of Israel ...
The core of the story is ...
To put "... some 343,000" in perspective, it's a bit like seeing the entire city of Cincinnati suffering from starvation.
The core of the story is ...
In particular, the study found no evidence that deaths from starvation reached famine levels, but did not provide any data about how many such deaths there may have been.
The report also dramatically reduced the percentage of the population it had previously said was in Level 5 (Catastrophe) and Level 4 (Emergency) status for food insecurity.
It cut those assessed at the catastrophe level by half, from 30% to 15%, and reduced by a quarter the population percentage estimated to be at the emergency level, from 39% to 29%.
This, nevertheless, still amounts to some 343,000 Gazans at the catastrophe level, and the IPC reported that “a high and sustained risk of Famine across the whole Gaza Strip” remained and that “extreme human suffering is without a doubt currently ongoing in the Gaza Strip.” [emphasis added - JS]
The report is highly significant as accusations of famine in Gaza have formed an integral part of the allegations against Israel of genocide in the International Court of Justice, and of crimes against humanity and war crimes in the International Criminal Court.
To put "... some 343,000" in perspective, it's a bit like seeing the entire city of Cincinnati suffering from starvation.
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