Hamas expresses "surprise" after US envoy Steve Witkoff also accuses the group of showing "a lack of desire to reach a ceasefire".

A plane was seen dropping aid over the Gaza Strip on Sunday, as Israel launched a series of steps to alleviate the humanitarian crisis there. The drop came hours after Israel carried dropped packages of aid with flour,

The United Nations and experts say that Palestinians in Gaza are at risk of famine, with reports of increasing numbers of people dying from causes related to malnutrition.

The operation has left four Israeli soldiers killed, the source said. In a separate attack on the enemy forces in the Strip, one more Israeli was killed. Israel’s imposed war on Gaza has killed over 59,730 Palestinians and wounded more than 144,470.

Israel will coordinate airdrops of aid into Gaza from foreign countries in the coming days, an Israeli security official confirmed to ABC News.

Palestinian health officials and the local ambulance service say Israeli airstrikes and gunfire have killed at least 42 people in Gaza.

According to Channel 12, those on the flotilla reported seeing a drone circling above them as vessels approached the ship.