Air drops into Gaza over the weekend provided a small amount of relief as the desperate situation on the ground spirals toward a full-scale famine. The Palestinian Ministry of Health reported that at least 15 children have died of dehydration and malnutrition in Gaza. Doctors are warning that Israel's severe blockade on aid is leaving them without basic food and medical sanitation. One of Gaza's main cemeteries has reached full capacity, unable to keep up with the constant stream of dead bodies.
Vice President Kamala Harris is set to meet with Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz in Washington following her statement that Israel had no excuses for stopping critical aid. Officials from Egypt, Qatar, and the U.S. are meeting in Cairo to revive cease-fire talks as time runs out with less than a week before the start of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan.
