As Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene calls the situation in Gaza a "genocide," Republicans split over how to deal with starvation in the region

The president has in recent days acknowledged there is “starvation” in Gaza, a break with Israeli officials who have faced deep criticism over the humanitarian crisis there.

The European Union is considering partially suspending Israeli access to funding under its flagship research programme, in what would be the bloc's first action taken against Israel in response to its actions in Gaza.

Israel is facing mounting international condemnation and pressure over the hunger crisis in Gaza. “Today a confluence of factors argue that the key tail risk that may not be priced in is not just a cyclical recovery,

For months, humanitarian aid organizations and international bodies have warned that Gaza is facing "critical" levels of hunger and that famine is "imminent" in parts of the Gaza Strip. An increasing number of deaths due to malnutrition have also been reported and gut-wrenching images have emerged of suffering children and long food lines.

The leading international authority on food crises says the “worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out in Gaza" and it predicts “widespread death” without immediate action

Experts say famine thresholds have been reached in most of Gaza, as Israel continues to restrict aid entering the Strip. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), a global hunger monitoring system,