Gaza City residents were seen coming and going from the Zikim area of the city on Saturday to collect aid a day after the world's leading authority on food crises said the Gaza Strip's largest city was gripped by famine.

The IPC, a global body that monitors hunger crises, says 22 months of war in Gaza have left half a million people facing "starvation, destitution and death." Israel calls it "lies."

The UN-backed IPC says more than half a million Palestinians facing catastrophic famine conditions amid Israel’s war.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz warned that Gaza city could "turn into Rafah and Beit Hanoun" unless Hamas agrees to Israel's terms.

With famine officially declared in northern Gaza, and Israel aiming for full military occupation, civilians are being displaced once again, heading south in an effort to avoid the attacks.