470,000 people (22 percent of the population) will face catastrophic levels of food insecurity – the most severe phase, which indicates famine, leading to starvation and death. More than one million (54 percent) will face emergency levels of food insecurity, the second most severe phase where there is a high risk of critical malnutrition.

Gaza The entire population of Gaza is at critical risk of famine, with half a million people facing starvation, a global hunger monitor said on Monday, adding that the situation had deteriorated significantly since its last report in October.