Since Israel’s offensive led to a security breakdown in Gaza that has made it nearly impossible to safely deliver food to starving Palestinians, much of the limited aid entering is being hoarded by gangs and merchants and sold at exorbitant prices.

While Canada is not joining France in recognizing a Palestinian state, it is funding the Palestinian Authority's preparations to lead a globally recognized country that includes Gaza and the West Bank.

"People are literally dying with the hunger; the hunger is killing them. Starvation is being used as a weapon," Dr. Bilal Piracha said.

The IDF also announces a "tactical pause" in fighting in parts of Gaza, after mounting pressure and warnings of starvation.

Israeli forces intercepted the Handala, a Gaza-bound ship carrying aid and activists, within 70 nautical miles of its intended destination on Saturday night.

At least 78 Palestinians have been killed across the Gaza Strip by Israeli strikes or gunfire, according to local health officials.

Fresh from bagging pythons in the Everglades, then meeting with sugar growers in Clewiston, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins rounded

Paul McCartney hadn’t taken the stage in over five years when he sat down at his piano to sing “Let It Be” for Live Aid on July 13, 1985, in a performance that was almost totally derailed by a single tech glitch.