Gaza | Pakistan

BEIRUT: Half a million people in the Gaza Strip face starvation, a global hunger monitor said on Monday, warning the Israeli-blockaded enclave faces a high risk of famine by the end of September. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report cited a significant deterioration since October. It forecast that 2.1 million people across Gaza — roughly the entire population — will likely experience high levels of acute food insecurity, with 469,500 projected at “catastrophic” levels — the most severe stage. The previous IPC analysis in October found 133,000 people in that category. Israel sealed off Gaza in early March when it resumed military action against Hamas after a ceasefire collapsed. Israeli government spokesperson David Mencer said the IPC had “constantly talked about famine; famine has never happened because of Israel’s efforts to get more aid in.” He blamed Hamas for causing hunger by allegedly stealing aid. Hamas denies this, accusing Israel of using starvation as a weapon. Warns half ...

A humanitarian group functioning in Gaza has severely warned that residents of the blockaded territory are likely to perish due to starvation if food deliveries are not resumed. The leader of the group requested that the aid be allowed into the region urgently, as the Gaza food crisis has worsened. Israel has stopped the humanitarian […]

National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) dispatched a 16th humanitarian aid shipment for Palestine, reaffirming Pakistan’s steadfast solidarity with Gaza.

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N) leader Senator Irfan Siddiqui has said that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is pursuing Israeli-style policies in Kashmir and trying to turn the occupied region into another Gaza.