Since mid -July, in gas for reasons associated with hunger, at least 16 children under the age of five have died. Hunger in gas: without urgent intervention, the mass death of people is inevitable Humanitarian assistance Currently, the worst scenario of hunger is unfolding in gas, the UN experts on food security said on Tuesday. They called for actions against the background of an ongoing conflict and mass movement of the population. according to the report of the integrated classification of phases of food security (ICF), two of three threshold values of hunger are recorded in the gas: a sharp reduction in food consumption and acute malnutrition. ~ 60 > 62 > 62 ~At the same time, there is more and more evidence that “widespread hunger, malnutrition and illness” lead to an increase in mortality from hunger, which is the third threshold value. Hunger is confirmed if all three thresholds are exceeded. “gas is on the verge of hunger. The facts are evident, and they are undeniable. Palestinians in Gaza are experiencing a humanitarian catastrophe of epic proportions, ”the UN Secretary General Antoniu Guterrish reacted to the report. 60 >“ This is a catastrophe unfolding before our eyes, on the screens of our televisions, ”said Ross Smith, the director of the Extreme Situations of the United Nations Food Program of the UN (VPP). “This is not a warning, but a call to action. We have not seen anything like this in this century, ”he said at a briefing for journalists in Geneva. without food for several days 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62Each third resident of Gaza now has to do without food for several days, experts of the ICF – platform uniting 21 organizations, including several UN agency. & Amp; NBSP; Since April, more than 20 thousand children with acute malnutrition have been treated in crowded hospitals in the sector. From mid -July, for reasons associated with hunger, at least 16 children under the age of five have died. ~ 60 > according to the ICF analysis, the enclave population will encounter a catastrophic level of food lack by September. According to the experts of the platform, at least half a million people threatens the fifth phase of hunger according to the IPC classification, which is characterized by hunger, deprivation and death. ~ 60 > ~ 60 > crisis was the result of an almost two -year conflict provoked by Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel in October 2023 years, as a result of which about 1250 people died and about 450 people were taken hostage. According to the Enclave healthcare authorities, more than 59,500 people died as a result of hostilities, and 70 percent of the infrastructure were destroyed. A massive movement of the population is observed throughout the sector, and safe zones decreased to less than 12 percent of the gases. ~ 60 > Gaza population is about 2.1 million people, and 90 percent of them were forced to leave their homes, many have repeatedly. From the moment when the gas ceasefire was violated in the gas on March 18 of the current year, more than 762,500 movements were recorded. unhindered access and ceasefire ~ 60 > meanwhile, humanitarian access is still in Seriously limited, and columns with humanitarian aid are often blocked or plundered. On Sunday, Israel announced the beginning of daily humanitarian pauses in Gaza. It is reported that on Sunday, more than 100 trucks with humanitarian aid drove into gas, but the UN continues to insist on the need for food supplies, fuel and medicines in large volumes. ~ 60 > “help streams should turn into the ocean. Food, water, medicines and fuel should be done in waves, freely. This nightmare should stop, ”said the UN Secretary General. ~ 60 > in the organization is also called for immediately the ceasefire, the release of hostages and unhindered humanitarian access. The IKF report emphasizes: without urgent intervention, the mass death of people is inevitable.