UN warning: Nearly two million Palestinians are at risk of famine due to the war.

1. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) of the United Nations have warned that approximately 2.1 million Palestinians in Gaza are at risk of famine due to Israel's continued genocide in the Strip.

This came in a warning report issued by the FAO and the World Food Programme on Monday, highlighting hunger hotspots around the world.

The report confirmed that the level of famine has reached critical levels due to the difficulty of humanitarian aid reaching Gaza, which has been classified as a "hotspot of grave concern."

He stressed that approximately 2.1 million Palestinians in Gaza are at grave risk of famine due to the ongoing Israeli war, mass displacement, and severe restrictions on humanitarian aid.

He explained that the severe food shortage in Gaza could reach its highest levels next September.

FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu, whose views are included in the report, noted that hunger represents an emergency for millions of people around the world.

Dongyu called for "immediate and collective action to save lives and protect livelihoods."

The Gaza Strip is suffering a catastrophic humanitarian and relief crisis due to the Israeli occupation authorities' closure of the crossings since March 2, preventing the entry of food, medicine, aid, and fuel, while the Israeli army escalates its genocide in the besieged Strip.

The genocidal war waged by the occupation since October 7, 2023, has left more than 184,000 dead and wounded, most of them children and women, and more than 11,000 missing, in addition to hundreds of thousands of displaced persons.