Israel denies it is responsible for shortages of food - but aid groups have accused its government of creating "chaos, starvation, and death".

Horror show in Gaza' as more than 100 aid agencies warn of 'mass starvation' in strip besieged by Israel - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said ‘starvation is knocking on every door’

Rev. Johnnie Moore, who leads the beleaguered U.S. and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, said Gaza Palestinians are starving, but the blame lies with Hamas, the United Nations and other aid organizations.

U.N. officials, aid groups and experts have warned for months that Palestinians in Gaza are on the brink of famine without formally declaring one.

Dozens of international humanitarian organizations warned Israel’s blockade of aid into Gaza is endangering the lives of doctors and aid workers, while a major news agency says it is trying to evacuate its remaining freelance journalists because the situation has become “untenable.

The aid agency says its buildings in the central part of the territory were attacked after the military targeted Deir al-Balah, which had largely been spared.

The U.N. Security Council has urged the 193 United Nations member nations to use all possible means to settle disputes peacefully.

The foreign ministers of 25 Western nations have slammed Israel for “drip feeding” aid into the Gaza Strip, as the health ministry in the territory said that more than 1,000 people have been killed seeking humanitarian relief there since late May.

The head of the agency that helps oversee international aid deliveries to the territory has criticized the impact of Israeli policy on civilians.