A mother has told the BBC her five-year-old daughter has lost almost half of her body weight due to the famine in Gaza City. Lamia Hijjeh, whose family has been displaced several times during the war, has lost 8.5 kg and cannot walk, according to her mother Rida.
On Friday, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) raised its classification to Phase 5, the highest and worst level of its acute food insecurity scale. It confirms that famine is ongoing in the Gaza Governorate, which includes Gaza City and its surrounding area, with 'catastrophic conditions' projected to expand to Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis by the end of September.
Israel has denied there was starvation in Gaza, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu labeling the IPC report as an 'outright lie'.
Rida expressed her anguish over her daughter's situation, stating, 'There is simply nothing to eat.'
On Friday, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) raised its classification to Phase 5, the highest and worst level of its acute food insecurity scale. It confirms that famine is ongoing in the Gaza Governorate, which includes Gaza City and its surrounding area, with 'catastrophic conditions' projected to expand to Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis by the end of September.
Israel has denied there was starvation in Gaza, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu labeling the IPC report as an 'outright lie'.
Rida expressed her anguish over her daughter's situation, stating, 'There is simply nothing to eat.'
