In a letter to Rubio, lawmakers demand the delivery of baby formula to Gaza.

American lawmakers have urged their Secretary of State Marco Rubio to ensure the urgent delivery of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, particularly infant formula, amid the humanitarian tragedy the region is experiencing due to the ongoing Israeli genocide and starvation.

This came in a letter sent on Sunday by Democratic representatives Ruben Gallego, Tim Kaine, Peter Welch, Mark Kelly, and Elizabeth Warren to Rubio. The letter from the American lawmakers comes amid absolute military and political support provided by the United States to Israel since it began its genocide against the Gaza Strip.

The lawmakers pointed out in their letter the "huge disaster" facing Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, especially children and infants, due to Israel's prevention of humanitarian aid entry and distribution.

They called on the U.S. administration to use "all its power and authority" to urgently and widely deliver infant formula to Gaza, considering it an immediate humanitarian solution to the ongoing crisis.

They noted that what is known as the "Gaza Humanitarian Foundation" has contributed to pushing children and infants towards starvation and death, emphasizing that the foundation does not provide any infant formula at all.

Aside from the oversight of the United Nations and international relief organizations, Tel Aviv has initiated since May 27 a mechanism for distributing aid through what is known as the "Gaza Humanitarian Foundation," which is supported by Israel and the U.S., but is rejected internationally.

Human rights and international organizations have previously criticized the foundation after accusing it of participating in Israeli plans to displace Palestinians from northern Gaza to the south where its aid distribution centers are located.

On Saturday, the Gaza Health Ministry announced that the death toll from the Israeli starvation policy has risen to 332 Palestinians, including 124 children, since October 7, 2023, following the death of 10 people, including 3 children, within 24 hours.

Since March 2, Israel has closed all crossings leading to Gaza, preventing any humanitarian aid, which has plunged the region into famine despite relief trucks piling up at its borders.

However, it allowed the entry of very limited amounts of aid over a month ago, which do not meet the minimum needs of the starving population, while famine continues, as most trucks are subjected to looting by gangs that enjoy Israeli protection, according to a previous statement from the Gaza government media office.

With U.S. support, Israel has been committing genocide in Gaza since October 7, 2023, including killing, starvation, destruction, and forced displacement, ignoring all international calls and orders from the International Court of Justice to stop.

The genocide has resulted in 63,371 dead and 159,835 injured Palestinians, most of whom are children and women, over 9,000 missing, and hundreds of thousands displaced.