"An entire population is being pushed into starvation, destitution, and death,” said Belgium's Deputy Prime Minister.

Despite outrage from its allies, the White House has not commented on a report that found famine in Gaza. Analysts say that without U.S. pressure, Israel’s war will not likely change course.

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The world’s leading authority on food crises said Friday the Gaza Strip’s largest city is gripped by famine, and that it is likely to spread across the territory without a ceasefire and an end to restrictions on humanitarian aid.

ISRAEL has warned “the gates of hell will open” in Gaza if Hamas refuses to release all of the remaining hostages. The country angrily dismissed a report that officially declared a

For an area to be experiencing famine, at least 30 percent of children under 5 must be considered acutely malnourished by height and weight measures. Using the arm circumference method, the I.P.C. said, the accepted threshold dropped to 15 percent.

Gaza City and surrounding areas are officially suffering from famine, and it will likely spread, a global hunger monitor determined on Friday, an assessment that will escalate pressure on Israel to allow more aid into the Palestinian territory.

IN a world increasingly driven by narratives rather than facts, truth often becomes the first casualty of war. Nowhere is this more tragically evident than in the grotesque misinformation campaign alleging a starvation in Gaza,