Famine has been confirmed in parts of the Gaza Strip by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC). The UN rights chief warned that starving Gaza could amount to a war crime, while Israel's prime minister rejected the finding as "an outright lie." UN agencies have warned of a deteriorating humanitarian situation for months. The UN aid chief said famine could be averted if Israel did not block relief. The UK foreign secretary called the hunger "utterly horrifying" and "wholly preventable." Separately, antisemitic incidents in Germany have risen sharply and a manager in southern France was detained for denying 150 young Israeli tourists entry.
What you need to know Famine confirmed in Gaza by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) monitor Israel's PM claims there is no famine in Gaza UN aid chief says famine could be averted if Israel did not block relief UK foreign secretary says Gaza hunger 'utterly horrifying' and 'wholly preventable' Here are all the headlines from Israel, Gaza and the wider Middle East on Friday, August 22:
The manager of an activity park in southern France has been taken into custody after a group of 150 young Israeli tourists was denied entry. The man was detained on Thursday for "discrimination based on religion," prosecutors in the nearby city of Perpignan told the AFP news agency. According to the prosecutors, the manager cited "personal convictions" as motive for banning the children from entering the Porte-Puymorens park in the western Pyrenees.
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