Israel lets limited aid into Gaza, easing its blockade as Netanyahu says his allies can't tolerate "images of mass famine" in the war-torn Palestinian territory.

Meanwhile, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer tells Parliament he is "horrified by the escalation from Israel" in its Gaza offensive.

Israel has begun allowing a trickle of food and medicine into the Gaza Strip after sealing the territory’s 2 million Palestinians off from all imports for more than 2 1/2 months.

Tom Fletcher, the UN's humanitarian chief, tells the BBC five aid trucks allowed into Gaza yesterday have not yet reached people.

Israel launched an extensive ground operation in Gaza Sunday in addition to an intense air campaign that health officials in the territory say killed over 100 people overnight and shuttered the last functioning hospital in the enclave’s north.

Israel's largest defence firm Elbit Systems reported higher first-quarter profit on Tuesday, boosted by sales to Israel's military during its war against Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza and as global defence spending rises.

Hunger strikes in solidarity with Gaza are spreading across US campuses as Palestinians face a humanitarian catastrophe