Israel is blocking all but a trickle of humanitarian aid from entering Gaza, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said, with almost no ready-to-eat food entering what its spokesperson described as "the hungriest place on earth".

Some E.U. states are calling for a full suspension of trade relations. Others are trying to distance themselves from the grisly images emerging from the enclave.

The Israeli military is again advancing into Gaza and has blocked most aid, causing widespread hunger. A new but widely criticized system for getting relief in started operating this week.

The independent board of Ben & Jerry's said the conflict in Gaza is a genocide, escalating a bitter feud between the ice cream maker and its longtime London-based corporate parent Unilever. "Ben & Jerry's believes in human rights and advocates for peace,

An NBC News and Get Real Security analysis found no evidence of AI generation or manipulation in the video of people waiting for food in Rafah.

Tom Fletcher, the under-secretary general of humanitarian affairs, says "we're seeing food set on the borders and not being allowed in".

The severe depletion of life-saving medical items in Gaza comes as Israel’s offensive floods hospitals with casualties, their bodies torn and burned by bombs and often also crushed by the rubble of their collapsed homes.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that Mohammed Sinwar, believed to be the head of Hamas' armed wing, has been killed, apparently confirming his death in a recent strike in the Gaza Strip.