More than 170 aid organizations on Monday issued a joint statement condemning Israel’s newly imposed, military-controlled aid distribution system in Gaza, warning it is forcing civilians to choose between “starvation or gunfire”, Anadolu reports.

The Israeli-American backed aid distribution process in Gaza has turned into “complete chaos”,  Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Catherine Russell, warned, calling for the UN to be allowed to carry out its mandate in the besieged enclave.