A humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Gaza amid ongoing conflict and a blockade that has severely restricted aid. Hospitals such as Al-Aqsa Martyrs are facing critical shortages of medicines and supplies, impeding treatment for patients with severe injuries including head wounds and amputations. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) reports widespread illness among children living in tents and warns of the systematic destruction and collapse of Palestinian families under the pressures of war and starvation. An average of 28 children have been killed daily since the start of the war, with 112 children entering malnutrition daily, according to UNICEF. Images and reports highlight extreme hunger, with children scavenging for leftover food and suffering from starvation. A group of prominent economists, including ten Nobel laureates, has sent a letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu demanding an end to the forced starvation policies in Gaza. The letter criticizes plans to concentrate civilians in a so-called "humanitarian city" and calls for an immediate halt to any policies exacerbating the crisis. Israeli airstrikes continue to cause civilian casualties, including the recent deaths of a baby girl and her parents. UNRWA rejects any forced displacement projects and warns that Israeli plans extend beyond relocating Palestinians to southern Gaza. The United States has been urged to use its leverage to prevent further escalation of the catastrophe. The blockade, destruction of farmland, and obstruction of aid are seen as deliberate measures contributing to the deprivation of over two million people in Gaza.