In light of the updated IPC report, we are devastated by the failure of world leaders to heed earlier advice and take action.

The updated report reiterates what we have said all along: an immediate ceasefire and increased aid access is the only way to save lives and avert famine.

The report indicates slight improvements in conditions in the northern regions of Gaza in March and April, thanks to increased aid access, and shows that Israel is entirely able to halt the suffering of innocents. These conditions have deteriorated once again because of the military incursion in Rafah and the complete blockade at the border.

Key Findings of the report:

• A high risk of Famine persists across the whole Gaza Strip as long as conflict continues and humanitarian access is restricted. 
• About 96 percent of the population in the Gaza Strip (2.15M people) face high levels of acute food insecurity through September 2024. 
• While the whole territory is classified in Emergency (IPC Phase 4), over 495,000 people (22 percent of the population) are still facing catastrophic levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 5). In this phase, households experience an extreme lack of food, starvation, and exhaustion of coping capacities. Another 745,000 people (33 percent) are classified in Emergency (IPC Phase 4). 

The UK must condemn all violations of IHL and IHRL and the blocking of humanitarian aid by Israel.  Starvation is being used as a weapon of war.

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