Thailand Accuses Cambodia of Ceasefire Breach, “Worst Case” Famine in Gaza: UN
Andrew Sheves
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🇹🇭 🇰🇭** Thailand Accuses Cambodia of Ceasefire Breach**
Thailand accused Cambodia of violating a hours-old ceasefire just after it took effect at midnight Tuesday, though Cambodia said there were “no armed clashes” since the truce began following intense fighting up to the deadline. The ceasefire followed escalating border conflict that began in May when a Cambodian soldier was killed, intensifying last week after five Thai soldiers were injured by a landmine and Cambodia fired rockets into Thailand killing civilians. The truce was brokered by Malaysia after Trump threatened to halt tariff negotiations until the Southeast Asian neighbors stopped fighting, with both sides agreeing to pull back armies and accept independent monitoring.
🇵🇸 “Worst Case” Famine in Gaza: UN
The UN’s Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) issued a warning that the “Worst-case scenario of Famine unfolding in the Gaza Strip”
The worst-case scenario of Famine is currently playing out in the Gaza Strip. Conflict and displacement have intensified, and access to food and other essential items and services has plummeted to unprecedented levels.
Mounting evidence shows that widespread starvation, malnutrition, and disease are driving a rise in hunger-related deaths. Latest data indicates that Famine thresholds have been reached for food consumption in most of the Gaza Strip and for acute malnutrition in Gaza City.
Malnutrition has been rising rapidly in the first half of July. Over 20,000 children have been admitted for treatment for acute malnutrition between April and mid-July, with more than 3,000 severely malnourished. Hospitals have reported a rapid increase in hunger-related deaths of children under five years of age, with at least 16 reported deaths since 17 July.
Immediate action must be taken to end the hostilities and allow for unimpeded, large-scale, life-saving humanitarian response. This is the only path to stopping further deaths and catastrophic human suffering.
*Comment. This puts Gaza into the same food insecurity category as Darfur and the conflict regions of South Sudan: two other conflicts where deliberate food restrictions are being used as a weapon. *
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