Suffering in Gaza is "shocking" and "unacceptable", UK cabinet minister Peter Kyle tells the BBC ahead of an emergency cabinet meeting this afternoon.

The technology secretary says that, whilst he can't discuss the contents of the meeting: "Nobody should be in any doubt that the prime minister, myself and the entire government are seeing the images coming out of Gaza, it is shocking".

Kyle tells BBC Breakfast: "We are shocked to our core from seeing just how far things are descending there. It is unacceptable."

He adds that the UK's recognition of a Palestinian state is an "aspiration" and manifesto promise, but it "has to be used wisely" and "can only happen when we have a structured diplomatic pathway towards a ceasefire and the long term peace and stability".

No 10 sees Trump's language on Gaza as a toughening of his outlookpublished at 08:12 British Summer Time 29 July

08:12 BST 29 July

Chris Mason
Political editor, reporting from Aberdeenshire

Donald Trump is on his first trip to the UK since his re-election, visiting his new golf course north of Aberdeen.

Yesterday Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer spent more than half an hour talking one on one, before a classic of the Trumpian genre – a rolling, free-wheeling question-and-answer session with reporters, lasting more than an hour.

Both leaders agreed on the need for more aid to enter into Gaza, with Trump saying there is "real starvation" in the territory.

Downing Street is pleased that the president's language on Gaza amounts to what they see as a toughening of his outlook and what they hope might be an alignment with the discussions the UK, France and Germany have been having in recent days.

Let's see.

Later today, the cabinet will gather at 14:00 for a rare summer meeting, some ministers attending in person in Downing Street, others joining remotely.

The focus will be on Gaza – and the latest move from many to see if, collectively, the beginnings of a solution can be found to the horrific pictures we're currently seeing from the Middle East.

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US President Donald Trump said there is "real starvation" in Gaza yesterday, a departure from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's insistence that there is not.

Asked if he agreed with Netanyahu that it was a "bold-faced lie" to say Israel was fuelling hunger in Gaza, the US president replied that "based on television, not particularly, because those children look very hungry".

He later commented again that "that's real starvation stuff, I see it and you can't fake that".

Trump, who was speaking during a meeting with Sir Keir Starmer yesterday in Scotland, added the US would be "even more involved" in helping with humanitarian assistance to the people of Gaza.

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Keir Starmer will hold an emergency UK cabinet meeting on Tuesday to discuss a peace plan and aid efforts for Gaza.

The prime minister presented a European-led peace plan for Gaza to Trump yesterday during a meeting in Scotland.

Downing Street has not given details of the plan, but has said the "next steps" will be set out after the cabinet meeting, which is being held at 14:00 BST today.

A spokesman for Starmer said the proposals would also be presented to allies, including Arab states, over the coming days.

In an article over the weekend, the prime minister likened the plans to the proposed "coalition of the willing" to support any potential deal to end the war in Ukraine.

It comes after the US and Israel withdrew their negotiating teams from Qatar on Thursday, with Trump saying Hamas "didn't really want to make a deal" and Israel saying it would look to "alternative options" to free hostages.

As we've been reporting, aid deliveries have continued today after the Israeli military on Sunday announced "a local tactical pause in military activity" after aid organisations warned of mass starvation.

Here's a recap of what the Israeli military said in its earlier statement:

• The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that the pause in activity would last from 10:00 to 20:00 (07:00-17:00 GMT)

• The pause covers three areas - al-Mawasi, Deir al-Balah and Gaza City and will occur every day until further notice, according to the military
• The IDF said "designated secure routes" would be in place "permanently" from 06:00 to 23:00 to "enable the safe passage of UN and humanitarian aid organisation convoys"
• It also said it "will continue to support humanitarian efforts alongside ongoing manoeuvring and offensive operations against terrorist organisations"

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Over the weekend Israel announced daily 10-hour "tactical pauses" to fighting in three areas of Gaza to allow food convoys to reach people.

It comes after growing calls for Israel, which controls the entry of all supplies to Gaza, to let more aid into territory following months of limited supply to its two million people.

The pause in military activity is taking place in three populated areas in Gaza - Al Mawasi, Deir al-Balah and Gaza City - from 10:00 to 20:00 local time (08:00 BST to 18:00 BST) each day until further notice, the IDF said.

Israel's military said the pauses would allow the UN and other organisations to deliver food and medicine to people, and that it would "continue to support humanitarian efforts alongside ongoing manoeuvring and offensive operations against terrorist organisations in the Gaza Strip, in order to protect Israeli civilians".

Yolande Knell
Middle East correspondent, in Jerusalem

"In the coming days, thousands of Gaza’s children will either be rescued or allowed to die,” warns David Miliband, the former foreign secretary and now president of the International Rescue Committee.

“That’s the choice before us.”

Under mounting pressure over a spiralling hunger crisis, Israel says it’s paused military operations in parts of Gaza for 10 hours a day for the past two days.

It’s also allowed international airdrops of food, but aid agencies say the new measures aren’t enough.

They’re calling on Israel to open all border crossings for their convoys and alternative routes for them to travel on.

They say this will help stop lorries being looted by desperate people and allow large quantities of aid to be delivered in a fair and dignified way.

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There is growing international pressure on Israel as a dire humanitarian situation continues to unfold in Gaza.

US President Donald Trump said yesterday that there was "real starvation" in Gaza - a break from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who had insisted there was not.

For the past two days, Israel has announced 10-hour "tactical pauses" in its military operations to allow more aid into the territory.

It says more than 200 aid trucks were collected and distributed yesterday by the UN and other international agencies, and that an additional 260 trucks entered Gaza and are awaiting collection, in addition to air drops.

The UN has said at least 500 trucks are needed a day, and although it has welcomed recent measures to increase the flow of aid, it says the levels over the past few days have not been enough.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will convene his cabinet today to discuss the situation, and Foreign Secretary David Lammy is expected to address the United Nations in New York.

We’ll have updates and analysis throughout the day.