evidence: Rome (AFP) – Half of Gazans are experiencing "catastrophic" hunger, with famine projected to hit the north of the territory by May unless there is urgent intervention, a United Nations-backed food security assessment warned Monday. [...] The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) partnership on Monday estimated that 1.1 million people -- half the population, according to UN data -- were facing catastrophic conditions. [...] The WFP said this was the "highest number of people ever recorded as facing catastrophic hunger" under the IPC system, originally developed in 2004.