According to The Wall Street Journal, Israel plans to seize 75% of Gaza within two months, pushing civilians into a shrinking zone while launching a contentious U.S.-backed aid scheme that has been condemned by aid agencies and the UN.

Israel’s blockade of Gaza has created a deliberate humanitarian catastrophe, with half a million people facing starvation, children dying from malnutrition, and aid agencies warning that this policy amounts to the use of famine as a weapon of war.