Gaza is the “hungriest place on Earth”, the United Nations has said, as Israel continues to block all but a trickle of humanitarian aid from entering the Strip, where famine stalks the entire Palestinian population,

Israel allowed in a drip of aid to Gaza starting last week. But humanitarian officials said it did little to stop the territory’s slide toward famine.

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz on Friday warned Hamas to accept a US ceasefire proposal "or be annihilated". While the Paletinian militant group said it was still reviewing the plan, US

Medics in Gaza say Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 14 people while Hamas is reviewing a new Israeli-approved ceasefire proposal after giving it an initial cool response.

Israeli soldiers fired live ammo in a bid to maintain control at the controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation facility.

Mediators rushed to salvage stalled cease-fire talks amid the Israeli threats to advance deeper into Gaza and seize more territory.

Health officials in Gaza say Israeli strikes over the past 24 hours have killed at least 38 people, including children.

Saudi Arabia will send its top diplomat to the West Bank this weekend, Palestinian officials said, in what would be the highest-level Saudi visit to the area since it was occupied by Israel in 1967.