President Emmanuel Macron's announcement that France would become the first Western member of the United Nations Security Council to recognise a Palestinian state in September has caused diplomatic ructions from the Middle East through Europe to Washington.

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.

There are accusations that food supplies are being blocked by Israeli forces, something the Israeli government denies. CBS News New York's Lori Bordonaro has more from Westchester County, where one community is demanding an end to the crisis.

The head of the UN’s Palestinian refugee agency Unrwa warned on Saturday that aid air drops “will not reverse the deepening starvation” in Gaza. In a post on social media he criticised the plans, arguing that air drops are “expensive, inefficient, and can even kill starving civilians”.

Even if FEWS NET or the IPC determine that a location meets all three famine criteria, they can't declare it on their own. Their findings must be reviewed and approved by a committee of independent experts convened by the IPC. In Gaza's case, the committee reviewed and signed off on similar reports from both organizations.

Militants “didn’t want to make” a deal, Trump said after U.S., Israeli ceasefire negotiators pulled back from talks.

Witkoff, who traveled to Europe on Wednesday to discuss Gaza and a ceasefire deal, said the group’s latest response in the talks in Doha illustrated its unwillingness to end the fighting.

Efforts to secure a ceasefire in Gaza have hit another stumbling block, as both the United States and Israel recalled their negotiating teams from talks, citing a lack of progress and accusing Hamas of failing to engage seriously.