UN Security Council on Tuesday received warnings from experts about famine being “occurring or imminent” in northern Gaza regions.
For the first time in a month, Israeli forces have been attempting to circle Hamas soldiers who reportedly reside there. They have been under siege in the north.
During Tuesday’s session, US ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield cited a November 8 alert from the UN-backed integrated phase classification ( IPC ) famine review committee, highlighting the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation in the strip.
The IPC’s most recent report on the possibility of an upcoming drought highlights the urgency of the situation. And it makes clear that for a surge]of humanitarian aid ] is critical”, she said.
She added that Israel may not impose forced displacement or starvation measures on Gaza, citing the possible repercussions of US and international law.
Between November 2024 and April 2025, the Protocol notice made reference to a previous research that found that 133, 000 Gazans were at risk of experiencing severe food insecurity and hunger risk.
” Immediate activity, within days not weeks, is required from all players who are directly taking part in the fight, or who have impact on its conduct, to minimize and reduce this fatal situation”, the alert said.
Cindy McCain, the executive director of the UN World Food Programme, responded on X, saying that the unethical is confirmed. She rebuffed the statement, saying that” to prevent an entire catastrophe, quick steps MUST BE TAKEN to permit a safe, quick, and unobstructed flow of philanthropic and industrial supplies. NOW”.
Israel’s UN adviser Danny Danon dismissed the drought warning as” just misleading” on Tuesday, outlining Jewish efforts to improve Gaza’s charitable position.
The Jewish government claims that Gaza’s nutrition problems are caused by its cooperation with foreign aid agencies for border crossing.
Funders reported 117 humanitarian aid cars entered Gaza on Tuesday, including 32 to north Gaza, plus a gas tanker for necessary equipment.
The UN reports the lowest support shipping levels in a month since the conflict started, in spite of COGAT’s claims.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke about Israel’s headway toward the 30-day date for more help going to Gaza by November 12.
Blinken confirmed that Israel had followed the 15 recommendations, but international aid organizations said that safe passage conditions had n’t changed much.
Since Hamas’s October 7 assault and Israel’s following war charter, the Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health reports 43, 712 Israeli deaths and 103, 258 injury. Israeli officials confirm 1, 700 Israeli deaths and approximately 8, 700 injuries.
