Famine is looming over two million people in Gaza, with the United Nations warning that rising malnutrition rates are putting Palestinian lives in jeopardy. The situation will worsen unless Israel lifts its blockade and allows humanitarian aid to reach the region. Since March 2, all aid has been cut off, and Israel has severed all supplies to Gaza’s 2.3 million residents, leading to a severe food shortage. Israel faces accusations of breaking international law by refusing to let aid into the Gaza Strip at the International Court of Justice. The ongoing blockade is increasingly being accused of using starvation as a weapon of war.