Gaza is at "grave risk" of famine, the United Nations warned Tuesday, with cases of acute malnutrition and starvation-related deaths spreading throughout the Palestinian territory. Aid groups continued calling for a ceasefire,

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The “worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out in the Gaza Strip,” the leading international authority on food crises said in a new alert Tuesday, predicting “widespread death” without immediate action.

Experts say famine thresholds have been reached in most of Gaza, as Israel continues to restrict aid entering the Strip. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), a global hunger monitoring system,