UN alarm in Gaza, 'famine by May in the north' - Breaking news. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has raised the alarm over the rapid worsening of the food crisis in the Gaza Strip.

The rest of the Strip also runs the risk of future famine, in the worst case scenario, if hostilities do not cease and humanitarian assistance does not reach the most needy people. Reproduction of this article is permitted under the terms of the European Convention on Human Rights.