91pc of almost 400 households across Gaza strip going to bed hungry: UN survey

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Ninety-one per cent of 399 households surveyed reported going to bed hungry during the temporary six-day truce in the Gaza strip, the UN’s humanitarian office has said.

In a rapid food security assessment across the Gaza Strip involving a sample of 399 households, 63pc of them reported enduring days without food.

Severe hunger was found in 36pc of respondent households and moderate hunger in another 52pc.