The Israel-Gaza crisis could trigger another 9/11-style terror attack on US soil, Republicans fear. The worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza risks undermining America’s standing in the Middle East and radicalising would-be terrorists to target the US, a senior congressional aide told The Telegraph.

As limited aid reaches Gaza, experts warn that malnutrition and starvation is causing long-term, irreversible harm to civilians.

Gaza's population is facing the “worst-case scenario of famine" and “widespread death” will occur without immediate action, the leading international authority on food crises has warned.