Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says no one in Gaza is starving: “There is no policy of starvation in Gaza, and there is no starvation in Gaza. We enable humanitarian aid throughout the duration of the war to enter Gaza – otherwise,

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes killed at least 36 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Monday, including a pregnant woman and her newborn, local health officials said. Israel meanwhile eased some aid restrictions as it came under mounting pressure over the spiraling hunger crisis in the war-ravaged territory.

"People are literally dying with the hunger; the hunger is killing them. Starvation is being used as a weapon," Dr. Bilal Piracha said.

An aid worker in northern Gaza tells NPR that people are starving, water is scarce and basic supplies are out of reach. He warns thousands could die in the coming days if nothing changes.

The grim footage, shot by a reporter on the ground, captured scores of people clamoring on top of two moving trucks in southern Gaza on Saturday.

Zawayda, scores of Palestinians rushed to collect boxes of aid that were dropped from the sky on Monday. For many, the food in these boxes will be the only meal they eat today. But many say that having no choice but to chase after airdropped aid is an insult to their dignity.

Germany will immediately launch an airlift to deliver humanitarian aid into Gaza as it considers stepping up pressure on Israel over the "catastrophic" situation in the enclave, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday.

The BBC's international editor Jeremy Bowen boarded a Jordanian military plane dropping humanitarian aid into Gaza. He was told by the Jordanians that Israel did not want our crew to film outside the plane's windows while he was onboard.

NBC News Correspondents Matt Bradley, Vaughn Hillyard and Andrea Mitchell discuss the growing humanitarian concerns in the Gaza Strip. International Rescue Committee Senior Vice President Ciaran Donnelly joins Meet the Press NOW to explain what aid organizations are seeing on the ground and what more needs to be done.