Israel has called the United Nations' declaration of famine in parts of Gaza an "outright lie," but multiple U.N. bodies, more than 100 humanitarian groups, and several of Israel's own allies have warned for months that the war and Israel's restrictions of food into Gaza are causing starvation among civilians.

A global hunger monitor has confirmed famine in parts of the Gaza Strip for the first time. The UN rights chief said starving Gaza could be a war crime, while Israel's PM called the report "an outright lie.