The World Food Program said that 77 trucks carrying aid, mostly flour, were stopped by hungry people who took the food before the trucks were able to reach their destination.

The situation in Gaza is the worst since the war between Israel and Hamas militants began 19-months ago, the United Nations said on Friday, despite a resumption of limited aid deliveries in the Palestinian enclave where famine looms.

The Israeli-American plan to supplant the United Nations and European NGOs as the supplier of food and medical aid to Gaza is underway.

Israel’s military operation in Gaza is cramming civilians into severely deprived areas, these five maps show how uninhabitable the region has become.

Israel on Friday said Hamas must accept a hostage deal in Gaza or "be annihilated", as US President Donald Trump announced that a ceasefire agreement was "very close".

The United Nations condemned Friday a group of "armed individuals" for raiding warehouses in the Palestinian territory of Gaza and looting large amounts of medical supplies.

The embattled Israeli-backed aid group that began operating in Gaza earlier this week is not screening Palestinians at aid distribution sites, despite Israeli officials saying that additional security measures were a core reason for the creation of the new program.

A U.S. plan suggests a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza. It involves releasing Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners. The U.S., Egypt, and Qatar guarantee the plan. Humanitarian aid will enter Gaza if Hamas agrees.