Israel's military announced that aid airdrops would begin in Gaza after warnings of famine and starvation-related deaths. Humanitarian corridors will be established to facilitate UN aid deliveries. Reports indicate that many Palestinians have died trying to access food distribution sites as international criticism mounts. Despite claims of no starvation, the population is largely dependent on aid amidst ongoing military operations against Hamas. Witnesses report dire conditions, including health workers suffering from hunger. The exact locations of the airdrops and corridors have not been disclosed, nor the role of a new Israeli-backed aid group.
International criticism has grown as several hundred Palestinians have been killed in recent weeks while trying to reach food distribution sites.
Witness accounts from Gaza have been grim. Some health workers are so weakened by hunger that they put themselves on IV drips to keep treating the badly malnourished.
The military emphasizes that combat operations have not ceased in Gaza against Hamas, and it asserted there is no starvation in the territory.
The military statement did not specify where the airdrops or humanitarian corridors would be established.
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