The Israeli military said it would begin airdrops of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip on Saturday evening and establish humanitarian corridors for UN convoys as deaths from starvation mount.
The announcement on Saturday night came after months of warnings from experts about possible famine.
International criticism, including from close allies, has intensified after hundreds of Palestinians have died in recent weeks trying to obtain humanitarian aid.
The military statement did not indicate when or where humanitarian corridors for the UN would be opened.
It is also reported that the military is ready to introduce humanitarian pauses in overcrowded areas.
The statement also noted that the military “stresses that the fighting in the Gaza Strip against Hamas continues” and that there is “no famine” in the territory.
Eyewitnesses in Gaza tell grim tales, with some health workers so weakened by hunger that they are forced to administer IV drips to continue treating severely malnourished people.
Parents show off their lethargic and exhausted children.
The Israeli military said in a statement that the munitions would be dropped in cooperation with international humanitarian organizations.
It is not yet clear where exactly they will take place, or what role might be assigned to the newly created and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Aid Fund, which is intended as an alternative to the UN aid system.
Israeli airstrikes and shelling killed at least 53 people in the Gaza Strip overnight and on Saturday, most of whom were shot while seeking help, according to Palestinian health officials and the local ambulance service.
Sourse: breakingnews.ie
