Senior United States officials, including special envoy Steve Witkoff and Ambassador Mike Huckabee, visited Gaza to assess the humanitarian situation and inform President Donald Trump as he considers new plans to deliver aid. Their visit comes amid mounting criticism of the current United States- and Israel-backed aid distribution system, which has faced accusations of failing to alleviate the crisis and reports of deadly shootings of civilians near aid sites. Human Rights Watch and the United Nations have reported that over a thousand Palestinians have been killed while seeking food, most by Israeli forces, and have accused Israel of using starvation as a weapon of war. In response to the worsening conditions, several countries, including France, Germany, and Spain, have begun airdropping humanitarian aid into Gaza, though officials stress these efforts remain insufficient.