At long last, United Nations has declared famine in Gaza, the Palestinian territory in the grip of a brutal war over the past 22 months. However, the denial of humanitarian aid over the past four months has turned the situation catastrophic on the ground. According to the latest UN-backed Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis, more than half a million people in Gaza are already trapped in famine conditions, with starvation, preventable disease and death tightening their grip by the day. By the end of September,........

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