‘No food, no water’: aid officials think pockets of famine exist in Gaza

UN agencies issue joint plea for entry routes to Gaza, where Israel's war with Hamas has damaged swaths of territory

Aid officials in Gaza believe that pockets of famine already exist in the territory, with parents sacrificing remaining food for their children, an apple costing $8 (6.30) and fuel for cooking almost impossible to find.

UN agencies have said that Gaza urgently needs more humanitarian assistance as Palestinian authorities reported that the death toll in the territory during the Israeli offensive there had risen to more than 24,000.