UPDATING LIVE: Security Council meets on Gaza as risk of famine grows by the day

Well over half a million Gazans are “one step away from famine”, say UN humanitarians, ahead of a Security Council meeting due to start at 3:00 PM in New York on food security in the stricken enclave. The deputy head of UN aid coordination told ambassadors that famine is "almost inevitable" unless aid can be scaled up. Follow our live coverage here.

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UPDATING LIVE: Security Council meets on Gaza as risk of famine grows by the day

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