The United States began airdropping food packages into the Gaza Strip on Saturday. The Americans cooperated with Jordan, which has been dropping aid deliveries from the air over Gaza for a long time.
At least nine children were reported to have died of starvation by the end of February. 2.2 million people are now at acute risk of famine, almost the entire population has reached the most extreme level of hunger, according to the UN. The work of the relief organizations is becoming increasingly difficult; some areas are no longer accessible to them.