The ongoing war involving Iran could push an additional 45 million people into acute hunger by June, according to new analysis released Tuesday by the World Food Programme (WFP).

Famine conditions are now unfolding in Gaza, a global hunger monitor warned Tuesday, as international criticism of Israel’s military campaign and blockade intensifies.

Global food insecurity and malnutrition continued to worsen in 2024, with 295 million people suffering from acute hunger across 53 countries, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and its partners said in a report released on Friday.