Half of Gaza's population is at risk of famine

Every resident of Gaza is at risk of crisis levels of food insecurity — and half are at risk of famine. Yes, you read that right: Nearly six months into the Israeli invasion after the October 7 attacks, every single Gaza resident is at risk of at least crisis-level food insecurity — defined as households having high levels of malnutrition or resorting to "irreversible" coping mechanisms like selling livestock or furniture to afford even an insufficient diet. It's a crisis that has unfolded at a speed utterly unprecedented this century — and also one that was repeatedly predicted and entirely…