Gaza famine prompts global calls for aid access

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Several countries, the International Committee of the Red Cross and UN agencies have once again urged Israel to allow sufficient humanitarian aid delivery in Gaza after a UN-backed hunger monitoring system confirmed that there is famine in the besieged enclave. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) said early on Friday that "as of Aug. 15, 2025, famine (IPC Phase 5)—with