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Gaza reminiscent of Ethiopia, Biafra famines: UN

A truck carrying parts for water line installation drives past people in the Palestinian side of Rafah on July 28, 2025, as aid trucks begin entering the Gaza Strip from Egypt. [AFP]

The humanitarian disaster in Gaza is reminiscent of last century's famines in Ethiopia and Nigeria's Biafra region which jointly claimed over two million lives, the UN food agency warned Tuesday.

The World Food Programme joined warnings that famine is underway in the Gaza Strip.

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