Gaza famine warning as Israel resists ceasefire calls

Gaza is slipping into famine, UN-backed experts warned Tuesday, as the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory said the death toll in the nearly 22-month war had surpassed 60,000.

The health ministry figure excludes deaths from hunger in the Palestinian territory gripped by dire humanitarian conditions made worse by Israel’s total blockade of aid from March to May.

This week, Israel launched a daily pause in fighting and opened secure routes to enable UN and non-governmental agencies to…