At least nine more people have died from starvation and malnutrition in Gaza over the past 24 hours, according to the territory’s health ministry. The latest figures bring the total number of starvation-related deaths to 122, including 83 children.

As aid groups warn of "mass starvation" in Gaza, experts say malnutrition risks not only killing more children, but also damaging the development of those who survive, with potentially lifelong consequences.

In greater numbers than ever, children hollowed up by hunger are overwhelming the Patient's Friends Hospital, the main emergency center for malnourished kids in northern Gaza.

The Israeli military will allow foreign countries to drop aid into the Gaza Strip, according to a report Friday on Israel Army Radio, citing an army source. Israel will allow the United Arab Emirates and Jordan to resume air-dropping aid packages,

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu broke the last cease-fire in the Gaza war on March 18 by launching air strikes that killed more than 400 Palestinians in 36 hours, a reported 183 of them children. He had also imposed a total blockade on March 2,

Scores of aid groups say the humanitarian situation in Gaza is worse than ever and that starvation is spreading, with Israel blaming the situation on Hamas.

The Kingdom of Jordan will airdrop humanitarian aid into Gaza as Palestinians face widespread starvation and diplomatic talks over a ceasefire breakdown.

Gaza ceasefire talks were dealt a new blow on Thursday when the US and Israel withdrew their negotiating teams from Qatar, with the Trump administration saying Hamas is not acting in good faith.