On Sunday, a top UN official said there is a “narrow window” to prevent famine from spreading further and called on Israel to allow unimpeded aid delivery. ‘Cruel, depraved’ warMore than 64,000 Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli military in the last 23 months, according to local health officials. On Saturday, Save the Children said more than 20,000 children had been killed in the conflict, the equivalent of one child killed every hour on average. The rate of deterioration in Gaza has been particularly shocking, when compared to other cases of famine in Sudan, South Sudan and Yemen, Adrianopoli said. Gaza’s malnourished children need ready-to-use therapeutic and supplementary food, and babies may need therapeutic formula.