Since Israel’s offensive led to a security breakdown in Gaza that has made it nearly impossible to safely deliver food to starving Palestinians, much of the limited aid entering is being hoarded by gangs and merchants and sold at exorbitant prices.

Parachutes are dropping good and baby formula from the sky, but the rush on the ground to get to the aid has become a fighting ground. Palestinian sources say gangs have been controlling the aid, punching,

Britain said on Tuesday it would recognise a Palestinian state in September unless Israel takes steps to relieve suffering in Gaza, where starvation is spreading, and reaches a ceasefire in the nearly two-year war with Hamas.

Some Israelis denied famine in Gaza while others protested outside the U.S. embassy on Tuesday (July 29), urging an end to starvation after a hunger monitor warned of famine and starvation related deaths in the enclave.