Beirut: Egypt expressed concern on Saturday about reports of a famine in the Gaza Strip, in light of the Israeli war on the Strip.
According to National News Agency - Lebanon, Cairo explained in a statement issued by the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: "The Arab Republic of Egypt expresses its deep concern about the increasing reports of famine in the Gaza Strip, the latest of which is the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report, which officially confirmed the existence of famine in the Gaza Strip following 22 months of the brutal Israeli war on the Gaza Strip and the crimes committed against innocent civilians in the Strip."