Heavy snowfall and storms that affected several areas of the nation, particularly in Japan’s Hokkaido, Nagano, Okayama, and Tottori provinces, resulted in at least 1 death. The number of flights canceled due to weather conditions also rose to 479.
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) warned that heavy snowy weather conditions will continue to affect the country until tomorrow.
The UN Integrated Food Security Stage Classification (IPC) officially declared a famine in Gaza City and surrounding areas, warning that over 500,000 people face “catastrophic” conditions. Another 1.7 million are in emergency levels, with nearly all agriculture destroyed and food access critically restricted since March.
UN officials said the famine is “entirely man-made” and blamed Israel’s obstruction of aid deliveries. Human rights chief Volker Türk warned that deaths from starvation may constitute war crimes. Israel rejected the report, calling it based on “Hamas’s lies.”
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