Mughrabi UNITED NATIONS/GENEVA/CAIRO (Reuters) -A worst-case scenario of famine is unfolding in Gaza and immediate action is needed to avoid widespread death, a hunger monitor warned on Tuesday, as the number of Palestinians reported killed in the conflict with Israel crossed the 60,

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres emphasized the urgent need for increased aid to the Gaza Strip. He warned that Gaza is on the brink of famine, with critical shortages of food, water, medicine, and fuel.

U.N. officials say many people in Gaza are experiencing "famine-like conditions." Health experts who have studied past famines warn that the fallout can reverberate across generations.

Alongside our 113 colleagues working in Gaza, people of Gaza are struggling to survive in an environment where their fundamental right to life is directly targeted by Israel,’ says Anadolu - Anadolu A

"In August and September, there are probably still going to be ... large numbers of deaths because children have already passed the tipping point," Mark Brauner, who volunteered in Gaza last month, told HuffPost.

Almost one in three people in the Gaza Strip are going for days without eating, the UN's food aid programme has warned. "Malnutrition is surging with 90,000 women and children in urgent need of treatment," the World Food Programme (WFP) said in a statement.

Previous German aid-dropping operations in the territory may give a glimpse of what to expect, according to a defense spokesman in Berlin.

Facing growing international condemnation over Palestinians starving to death in Gaza, Israel’s military is making a series of moves that it says will allow more aid into the enclave. Follow for live updates.