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Palestinians flee with their belongings the Abu Iskandar neighbourhood of northern Gaza City on August 22, 2025. [AFP]
The United Nations officially declared a famine in Gaza on Friday, blaming "systematic obstruction of aid" by Israel, hours after Defence Minister Israel Katz threatened to destroy the territory's largest city.
Israel angrily denied there was a famine, with the foreign ministry saying the report was "based on Hamas lies laundered through organisations with vested interests".
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