cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/15261947

ROME — The population of the Gaza Strip is suffering “unprecedented” levels of “near famine-like conditions” as the Hamas-Israel war drags on, the UN’s agriculture agency said Monday.

Some 550,000 people are now likely facing catastrophic food insecurity levels, while the whole population is in crisis mode, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said.

  • sailingbythelee@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    9 months ago

    There is no way that the Palestinians won’t “exist” in a few years. The question is whether Isrsel and Palestine return to the pre-October 7 status quo, or if the two sides will be sufficiently motivated by the war to prioritize a two-state peace over their national ambitions.