People in Gaza are starving to death. 5 things to know about efforts to feed them

Airdrops of food, a new sea route to deliver aid by ship, and trucks entering through two border crossings haven't been enough to stave off starvation across Gaza more than five months into the war there.

Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza face "imminent" famine that may already have struck the north, the world's leading authority on hunger said Monday. More than two dozen children have died of malnourishment, Gaza's Ministry of Health says.

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, or IPC, says 210,000 people in northern Gaza are at "catastrophe," the agency's most severe assessment. The IPC adds that the entire population of Gaza "is facing high levels of acute food insecurity."

To reach people who most need food, community leaders — a network of traditional family clans — are being recruited to help distribute food inside Gaza and fill a growing security void.

The nascent plan could help families in need. It could