Palestinians in northern Gaza living on less than a can of beans per day: Report

Palestinians in northern Gaza are surviving on less than one can of fava beans - or an average of 245 calories per day - as Israel continues to choke aid flows into the besieged enclave and officials warn famine has taken hold.

The latest breakdown of caloric intake by Oxfam International means that Palestinians in northern Gaza are consuming less than 12 percent of the recommended daily 2,100 calories needed.

Oxfam also found that the total food deliveries allowed into Gaza for the entire 2.2 million population amounted to an average of just 41 percent of the daily calories needed per person.

“Israel is making deliberate choices to starve civilians. Imagine what it is like, not only to be trying to survive on 245 calories day in, day out, but also having to watch your children or elderly relatives do the same,” said Amitabh Behar, Oxfam's executive director.

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