Israeli officials have rejected widespread reports of mass starvation in Gaza, blaming Hamas for spreading what they call 'cynical' misinformation. This comes as more than a hundred international aid groups, including major humanitarian organisations, warn that 'mass starvation' is now spreading among Gaza's population after 21 months of war and severe restrictions on aid. The United Nations and Western countries have condemned Israel's handling of aid deliveries, citing evidence of Palestinians being killed while seeking food and accusing Israel of 'weaponising' food supplies. Israel maintains that it is allowing aid into Gaza and accuses both Hamas and international organisations of mismanaging or exploiting the crisis, while the United Nations and aid groups say Israeli restrictions and attacks on aid convoys are fueling the humanitarian catastrophe. Eyewitness accounts from Gaza describe desperate hunger, children dying from malnutrition, and journalists unable to work due to chronic food shortages, prompting renewed calls for urgent international intervention.