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WFP: ALMOST HALF A MILLION PEOPLE IN GAZA FACE CATASTROPHIC LEVELS OF HUNGER

09/07/2024 10:31 AM

ROME, July 9 (Bernama-WAFA) -- The World Food Programme (WFP) said almost half a million people in the Gaza Strip face catastrophic levels of hunger.

“Due to unreliable access and limited stocks, families often don't receive the full rations and frequency they need,” said WFP in the Middle East and North Africa in a post on X, Palestine News and Info Agency (WAFA) reported. 

“In June, WFP reached 1 million people. but that's not enough.”

WFP also stressed the need for a ceasefire in Gaza.

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