First Thing: Gaza hunger grows as pressure builds on Israel to facilitate aid

People with empty pots receive food distributed by charity in Deir al-Balah on 29 February. Photograph: Ali Jadallah/Anadolu/Getty Images

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As Israel’s war on Gaza entered its sixth month, international pressure continued to build on Israel to facilitate humanitarian aid delivery amid soaring hunger that the UN says will almost inevitably cause widespread famine without a change in the blockade.