Famine possibly under way in northern Gaza despite recent aid efforts – report

The report, from a group known as the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (Fews Net), said famine in Gaza 'is possible, if not likely'

Palestinian children wounded in the Israeli bombardment on a residential building in Bureij refugee camp, are treated at al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip (AP)

An independent group of experts has warned famine is possibly under way in northern Gaza but that the war between Israel and Hamas and restrictions on humanitarian access have impeded the data collection to prove it.

The group known as the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (Fews Net) said famine in Gaza “is possible, if not likely”.