Half a million people in Gaza face starvation, a UN monitor said Monday, as Israel's suffocating blockade enters its tenth week.
The entire population of Gaza continues to face a critical risk of famine, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) said after assessing hunger in the strip between 1 April and 10 May. The territory's hunger crisis has significantly deteriorated since its last assessment in October, it said.
Meanwhile, an Israeli strike on a school-turned-shelter in the Gaza Strip killed at least 16 people early on Monday, mostly women and children, according to local health officials.
At least five children and four women were among those killed in the strike on a school in the Jabaliya area, the Gaza Health Ministry’s emergency service said. It also said that a number of people were wounded.
The attack came as US President Donald Trump is heading to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates this week.