International experts on food security believe “there is a strong likelihood” that people in the conflict-stricken northern part of the Gaza Strip are facing “imminent” famine. “Immediate action, within days not weeks, is required from all actors who are directly taking part in the conflict, or have influence on its conduct, to avert and alleviate this catastrophic situation,” wrote the independent experts of the IPC initiative for food crisis analysis based in Rome, in an unusually urgent appeal. The IPC, or Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, is a set of standardized tools for cla…