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The World Health Organization on Wednesday said the population of Gaza was "starving to death" due to the restrictions imposed on humanitarian aid in the besieged Palestinian enclave. The WHO's comments came as Israeli forces pounded areas of northern and southern Gaza and the UN warned of the potential "collapse of the humanitarian system" as several nations suspended funding to the Palestinian aid agency UNRWA. Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded.