Famine is imminent in the northern Gaza Strip, according to a report released this week by United Nations-backed food experts. The analysis by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) also finds that half of Gaza’s population, 1.1 million people, , would most likely experience “catastrophic” shortages of food by mid-July. We’ll discuss the IPC report and get the latest on efforts to speed up humanitarian assistance as Israel continues to wage war on Hamas.

Guests:

Rushdi Abualouf, Gaza correspondent based in Istanbul, BBC

Alex DeWaal, executive director, World Peace Foundation; research professor, Tufts University

Abby Maxman, president and CEO, Oxfam America

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Gaza on Brink of Famine, U.N.-Backed Food Experts Warn