Israel’s military says airdrops of aid will begin in Gaza
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The Israeli military plans humanitarian corridors and pauses, but continues combat operations in Gaza in its war against Hamas.View on euronews
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Al Jazeera on MSNIsraeli attacks, forced starvation kill more than 70 Palestinians in GazaIn the face of global anger, Israel announces planned humanitarian pause in civilian centres to enable aid distribution.
Israel will coordinate airdrops of aid into Gaza from foreign countries in the coming days, an Israeli security official confirmed to ABC News.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says it has carried out "systematic learning processes" to improve its "operational response" in order to ease tensions between Gazans and the IDF at aid distribution points. It says it is putting up fences, placing signs, and opening extra routes, among other steps.
Malnutrition has reached alarming levels in Gaza, aid officials say, with hunger now reportedly affecting civilians as well as journalists, doctors, and other personnel on the ground.
An analysis compiled by USAID officials says they failed to find evidence that Hamas engaged in widespread diversion of assistance in Gaza, ABC News has learned.
Israel’s military said it fired warning shots to distance a crowd “in response to an immediate threat” and it was not aware of any casualties.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump appeared on Friday to abandon Gaza ceasefire negotiations with Hamas, both claiming it had become clear that the Palestinian militants did not want a deal.