T he announcement was an admission of failure. On July 26th the Israel Defence Forces ( IDF) said that it would parachute food into Gaza and implement daily “humanitarian pauses” in parts of the still depopulated areas of the devastated strip, allowing international aid organisations to bring in convoys.

A visit by two top Washington envoys to Gazan food distribution sites was set to draw fresh attention to mass starvation in the strip.

For decades, Israel has calculated precisely how much food Gaza’s population needs to survive without starving.

Local relief organization, Samaritan's Purse is sending critically needed food and supplies to the Middle East, as the death toll climbs in Gaza.

A video taken from a U.N. aid convoy in southern Gaza shows gunshots being fired as Palestinians, mostly teenagers and young men, collect food aid.

A growing number of Jewish Americans are urging Israel to ensure humanitarian aid reaches Gaza, though the ongoing war with Hamas remains a tension point