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 per cent of Gaza's economy, with more than 560,000 people relying at least partially on farming, herding or fishing, FAO said.

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 ...

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 ...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council scheduled a vote Wednesday on a resolution which demands “an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in Gaza respected by all parties ...

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 ...

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 ...

Gaza Cropland Crisis: Only 5% useable, UN warns of famine risk amid war damage. The report found that nearly three-quarters of greenhouses had been damaged in the war and over 80 per cent of wells.

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, warned of a total collapse of vital support in the Gaza Strip and said Israel could be committing war crimes by starving civilians in the ...

Gaza children face dire starvation risk, but a UN leader got the timeline wrong when he said 14,000 babies would die in “the next 48 hours.” The report he referenced projected such severe ...

The deadly strikes on Gaza continued Wednesday, with one in Shejaiya, east of Gaza City, killing at least 23 people, including eight women and eight children, according to local officials.

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.