Malnutrition has reached alarming levels in Gaza, aid officials say, with hunger now reportedly affecting civilians as well as journalists, doctors, and other personnel on the ground.

Scores of aid groups say the humanitarian situation in Gaza is worse than ever and that starvation is spreading, with Israel blaming the situation on Hamas.

Gaza is facing a deepening humanitarian catastrophe, with the head of the World Health Organization declaring the crisis a clear case of man-made mass starvation driven by a blockade on critical aid.