{"id":271601,"date":"2025-08-22T12:00:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T11:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/famine-confirmed-in-gaza-city-for-first-time-un-backed-report-says-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2025-08-22T12:00:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T11:00:08","slug":"famine-confirmed-in-gaza-city-for-first-time-un-backed-report-says-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/famine-confirmed-in-gaza-city-for-first-time-un-backed-report-says-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Famine confirmed in Gaza City for first time, UN-backed report says | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/cUsFgtjAsJ4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Famine confirmed in Gaza City for first time, UN-backed report says | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cUsFgtjAsJ4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Famine has been confirmed in Gaza City for the first time, a UN-backed body responsible for monitoring food security said.<\/p>\n<p>The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) said famine is confirmed in the Gaza Governorate, which includes Gaza City and its surrounding area, with &quot;catastrophic conditions&quot; projected to expand to Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis by the end of September.<\/p>\n<p>It comes as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his cabinet has approved plans for a new assault on Gaza City. <\/p>\n<p>The IPC does not itself formally declare whether a famine is happening, but provides analysis that allows governments, organisations and agencies to issue declarations about famine.<\/p>\n<p>Israel said it &quot;firmly rejects&quot; the findings of the latest IPC report, claiming &quot;the report is false and relies on partial, biased data and superficial information originating from Hamas, a terrorist organisation\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#Gaza #Israel #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Famine has been confirmed in Gaza City for the first time, a UN-backed body responsible for monitoring food security said. 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