A worst-case scenario of famine is unfolding in Gaza and immediate action is needed to end fighting and allow unimpeded aid access, a global hunger monitor warned on Tuesday, saying failure to act now would result in widespread death.

A group of prominent Jewish Democrats, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) and Sen. Adam Schiff (Calif.), are leading an effort to press the Trump administration to secure a ceasefire agreement in Gaza and address what they called a “humanitarian crisis.

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.

The United Nations has condemned airdrops on Gaza, amid the rapidly deteriorating starvation crisis as Israel continues to block aid into the territory. Hunger has reached catastrophic levels, and nearly half a million are now people facing famine-like conditions, as a third of the Gaza population are being forced to go without food.

Israel has paused fighting in parts of the area to allow for some aid to enter, as starvation and malnutrition continue to ravage Gaza. UNICEF Communication Specialist Joe English joins Ana Cabrera to react to Israel’s pause in fighting and to discuss the aid UNICEF is providing to the Palestinian people.

Malnutrition is on a dangerous trajectory in the Gaza Strip, marked by a spike in deaths in July.

A 5-month-old Palestinian baby suffering from severe malnutrition died in her mother’s arms in Gaza Friday, one of the latest victims of a starvation crisis that has generated international outrage but continues to deepen.

Israel announced Sunday it would take a "tactical pause" in fighting to allow aid delivery to Gaza after countries issued a statement: war "must end now."