gaza138Displaced Palestinians gather to receive food from a charity in Deir el-Balah, Gaza Strip. The population of the Gaza Strip is at hh risk of famine as a result of Israeli airstrikes during the Gaza war and an Israeli blockade, including ofIsrael now counts 138 hostages held by Gaza militants, authorities told AFP on Tuesday, after adding to the list one person previously considered missing since Hamas's October 7 attacks.