UN agency warns of grave risk of famine as the number of starvation deaths hits 162 Palestinians, including 92 children.

The couple has three options: Maybe a charity kitchen will be open and they can get a pot of watery lentils. Or they can try jostling through crowds to get some flour from a passing aid truck. The last resort is begging. If those all fail, they simply don’t eat. It happens more and more these days, as hunger saps their energy, strength and hope.