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Israel’s war on Gaza updates: Famine already in north Gaza, says US

USAID’s Samantha Power agrees with UN-backed assessment, is first US official to publicly say famine happening in Gaza.

Palestinians line up for a meal in Rafah, the Gaza Strip [File: Fatima Shbair/AP Photo]

By Tamila Varshalomidze, Nils Adler and Farah Najjar

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