More than 100 nonprofit groups warned Thursday that Israel’s rules for aid groups working in the Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank will block much-needed relief and replace independent organizations with those that serve Israel’s political and military agenda — charges that Israel denied.

Aid groups warn of deepening starvation as trucks have been unable to deliver vital supplies.

NGOs say Israel uses blockades and bureaucratic red tape to prevent needed humanitarian aid from reaching the war-ravaged population in Gaza