The United Nations and experts say that Palestinians in Gaza are at risk of famine, with reports of increasing numbers of people dying from causes related to malnutrition.

Israel will allow foreign countries to parachute aid into Gaza starting on Friday, Israeli army radio quoted a military official as saying. An Israeli military spokesperson did not immediately reply to a Reuters request for comment on the report.

The U.N. says it’s unable to bring in enough aid to Gaza as it is hindered by Israeli restrictions and a breakdown of security.

After 21 months of the Israel war, the people in Gaza are facing acute shortages of food, resulting in ‘mass starvation’ and causing unprecedented levels of malnourishment. What’s behind this humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian area?

The UN agency for Palestinians says it has thousands of truckloads of supplies near Gaza which it wants to deliver.