Overview

• The IPC, a consortium including UNICEF, WHO and the World Bank, confirmed an 'entirely man-made' famine in Gaza City and warned Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis are at risk.
• UNICEF chief Catherine Russell estimated about 18,000 children have died since the conflict began and urged immediate, unfettered relief operations.
• Israeli officials rejected the IPC assessment as flawed, while Russell said arguing over methods is 'obscene' because children are dying.
• Canada endorsed the UN-backed finding and said Israel, as the occupying power, is failing to meet its legal obligations by not allowing sufficient aid.
• International reporters remain barred from entering Gaza, and President Trump has not publicly addressed the new IPC report.