Baraa, a three month old baby, is one of the thousands of infants in Gaza who are on the brink of death from starvation.

The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is escalating, with health officials warning that 15 people, including four children, have died due to malnutrition in just the last 24 hours. NBC News’ Matt Bradley reports as international pressure mounts on Israel to allow more aid into the region.

As Israel faces mounting pressure to end the Gaza war, a hospital director says the Palestinian enclave is facing "alarming numbers of deaths" from starvation.

WARNING: DISTRESSING IMAGES A major alert has been issued over Gaza's starving children with as many as 900,000 lives at risk as Israeli troops press on with their attacks

The head of Gaza’s largest hospital on Tuesday said 21 children have died due to malnutrition and starvation in the Palestinian territory in the past three days, while Israel pressed a devastating assault.

British doctors and campaigners are calling on government to bring wounded Palestinian children to UK for treatment

The World Health Organization said on Wednesday it is seeing a deadly surge in malnutrition in Gaza, which has led to 21 deaths in children under five years of age since July 17. Your trusted source for the latest news delivered weekdays from the team at U.