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Netanyahu dismisses IPC report that Gaza is in famine
22 August 2025 16:12 BST
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed the UN's finding on Friday that the Gaza Strip is in a famine.
Netanyahu rejected the UN-backed report as "an outright lie".
The Rome-based Integrated Food Security Phase Classification Initiative (IPC) said famine was affecting 500,000 people in the Gaza governorate, which covers about a fifth of the Palestinian territory including Gaza City.
Israel has ignored the famine in Gaza and is pressing ahead with its genocide as it plans to assault Gaza City.