Gaza s population of more than 2.2 million people is experiencing an unprecedented food crisis, with the risk of famine rising daily amid the ongoing Hamas-Israel war, according to an alarming new report released Thursday.

The report, released by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) which is produced with global agencies, including the U.N. said an immediate reduction in hostilities and increased humanitarian access is needed to prevent a realistic chance of starvation.

This is the highest share of people facing high levels of acute food insecurity that the IPC initiative has ever classified for any given area or country, the report stated.