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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Emma Graham-Harrison Chief Middle East correspondent

The mathematics of starvation: how Israel caused a famine in Gaza

Five-year-old Lana Salih Juha, who suffers from severe malnutrition.
Five-year-old Lana Salih Juha, who suffers from severe malnutrition. Photograph: Mohammed Y. M. Al-yaqoubi//Anadolu via Getty Images

The mathematics of famine are simple in Gaza. Palestinians cannot leave, war has ended farming and Israel has banned fishing, so practically every calorie its population eats must be brought in from outside.

Israel knows how much food is needed. It has been calibrating hunger in Gaza for decades, initially calculating shipments to exert pressure while avoiding starvation.

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