Famine is imminent in northern Gaza, and people are suffering “catastrophic levels of hunger," the world's leading authority on hunger has warned. A report from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification found that 1 out of 3 children under two years old are acutely malnourished, and some have already died. U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres called it “an entirely man-made disaster” and said the report showed the need for an immediate humanitarian cease-fire.
Palestinians in northern Gaza tell NPR's Aya Batrawy that they've gone up to two days without a single meal and are feeding their children leaves and animal feed. Others tell her they don't want the haphazard, chaotic air drops
of food from countries like the United States. Most of Gaza's borders
have been sealed since the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attacks and the war that
ensued. Aid groups say Israel is preventing trucks from entering Gaza.
Israel says Hamas is to blame for the chaos.
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