Despite mounting international concern over widespread hunger in Gaza, no official famine has been declared in the territory – highlighting the complexities of determining a country's famine status.

One in three people are going without food for days, the U.N. said, as global outrage grows over Israel’s restrictions on aid to Gaza.

The U.N.-developed panel, known as IPC, said conditions “worsened dramatically” in recent months, with food consumption at its lowest level since the conflict began.