The Government Media Office stated that by cutting off food and aid, Israel—backed by the United States—is deliberately starving the population in a bid to force their displacement. The closure of humanitarian crossings has pushed 2.2 million Palestinians toward the brink of famine.

Israeli forces and allied local gunmen fired toward a crowd heading to an Israeli- and U.S.-supported food distribution center in the Gaza Strip early Monday, Palestinians said. Gaza's Health Ministry and local hospitals said 14 people were killed.