UN declares famine in Gaza, first ever in Middle East

The United Nations on Friday officially declared a famine in Gaza, the first in the Middle East, with its experts saying 500,000 people were facing “catastrophic” hunger. After months of warning of the deteriorating humanitarian situation, the Rome-based IPC panel said famine was now confirmed in the Gaza Governorate which covers about 20 percent of the Gaza Strip. FRANCE 24’s Kethevane Gorjestani has more on the criterias IPC settled to declare this famine.