Malnourished mothers beg hospitals for milk to feed babies as Gaza famine declared

A Palestinian girl waits at a community kitchen before donated food is distributed in Gaza City. Picture: Abdel Kareem Hana/AP

Breastfeeding mothers are begging hospitals in Gaza for milk because they are too malnourished to produce their own, a doctor working on the frontline has said.

On Friday, UN-backed experts officially declared a famine in and around Gaza City, saying it is entirely man-made, and warning an immediate response is needed or avoidable deaths will soar.