In total, just 688 hectares, or 4.6 per cent of the total, is available for cultivation, the UN assessment said. It showed that more than 80 per cent of Gaza's cropland had been damaged in the war.

Before the start of the war, agriculture accounted for approximately 10 percent of Gaza’s economy, with more than 560,000 people relying at least partially on farming, herding or fishing, FAO said.

The joint assessment found that more than 80 percent of Gaza’s total cropland has been damaged, while 77.8 percent of that land is now inaccessible to farmers. Only 688 hectares (1,700 acres ...

The UN has warned that 95 percent of Gaza’s agricultural land has been rendered unusable by Israeli attacks, further exacerbating the risk of famine in the territory.. A new joint assessment ...

Tents housing displaced Palestinians in Gaza City, on Tuesday. The UN says 80 per cent of Gaza amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian militant movement Hamas.

The UN delivered nearly 600 truckloads of aid into the Gaza Strip via the southern Kerem Shalom crossing, but distribution remains severely limited, said Jens Laerke, spokesman for the UN Office ...

UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher told the BBC ... A heated debate was sparked after the United Nations humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher said that 14,000 babies in Gaza would die within 48 hours ...

It was a UN General Assembly resolution in 1947 that divided British-ruled Palestine into two states -- one Arab and one Jewish. But only the creation of Israel was proclaimed on May 14, 1948.

Less than 5% of Gaza's cropland can be cultivated due to damage and access restrictions, "exacerbating the risk of famine in the area", according to a U.N. assessment published on Monday.