The “worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out in the Gaza Strip,” the leading international authority on food crises said in a new alert Tuesday, predicting “widespread death”

The IPC warns that Gaza is facing a worsening famine amid restricted humanitarian access and rising hunger-related deaths.

The announcement comes as severe acute malnutrition continues to rise across Gaza. One-fifth of children are currently affected, and up to half of those may not survive, Dr. Zaher Sahloul, co-founder and president of MedGlobal, told “NewsNation Now” on Monday.

US President Donald Trump warned Monday that the people of Gaza are facing "real starvation", as aid agencies sought to take advantage of an Israeli "tactical pause" of some military

President Donald Trump on Monday expressed concern about the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza and urged Israel to get people food, seemingly recalibrating his stance on Gaza as images of emaciated children have sparked renewed worries about hunger in the war-torn territory.