More than 100 international aid organisations and human rights groups are warning of mass starvation in Gaza and pressing for governments to take action. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Save the Children and Oxfam are among the signatories of a joint statement that says their colleagues and the people they serve are "wasting away".

In a joint statement, 115 organizations described the dire food shortage in Gaza as "mass starvation," as the "Israeli government’s siege starves the people of Gaza." The organizations warned that some aid workers are now joining food lines in Gaza,