Summary

  • Gaza is in the "cruellest phase" of war, with 9,000 trucks' worth of aid ready at the border, the UN says

  • As Israel eases its 11-week aid block this week, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the entire population of Gaza - 2.1 million people - is at risk of famine

  • Malnourished Gazan mothers unable to breastfeed tell the BBC their babies "won't stop crying" and a baker says their flour could run out in the next two days

  • Elsewhere, Benjamin Netanyahu attacks leaders of the UK, France and Canada, accusing them of "emboldening Hamas". France and the UK reject the claims - Canada is yet to respond

  • The Israeli PM's statement comes after the group condemn Israel's expanded military operation in Gaza

Live Reporting

Edited by Sam Hancock, with Alice Cuddy reporting from Jerusalem

  1. UN says more aid needed to prevent starvation, but distribution faces delays

    Pallets of food items are loaded on a truck as they wait to enter the Gaza Strip at the Kerem Shalom crossing, in southern IsraelEPA

    A few bakeries in south and central Gaza started making bread again yesterday, according to the UN, as the first humanitarian supplies were handed out after Israel eased its 11-week blockade.

    The first aid trucks arrived in Gaza on Monday, but the UN says there have been delays in distribution because of security issues.

    Palestinian Authority Health Minister Majed Abu Ramadan said yesterday that 29 children and elderly people died from "starvation-related" causes in the past two days.

    The UN's World Food Programme warns that there is now a race against time to stop widespread starvation.

    Stay with us for updates throughout the day as we bring you the latest developments from Gaza.