evidence: "This is the highest number of people facing catastrophic hunger ever recorded by the Integrated Food Security Classification system – anywhere, anytime," he added. [...] Data indicates that the "entire population" of Gaza – some 2.3 million people – are enduring high levels of "acute" food insecurity. This includes 1.11 million suffering from "catastrophic" food insecurity - IPC Phase 5. [...] Compared to the last IPC analysis in December, acute food insecurity in the Gaza Strip has "deepened and widened", FAO noted, with 79 per cent more Gazans likely "sliding into catastrophic levels of hunger" from mid-February to mid-March and 92 per cent more expected to do so between now and July.