The breakdown comes at a critical time amid reports of mass starvation in Gaza, while President Macron says France will officially recognise Palestine as a state.

Against the backdrop of ongoing warnings of a deadly hunger crisis, some aid has reached the Gaza Strip, the United Nations said on Thursday. The UN confirmed that its teams were able to collect mainly flour at two border crossings on Wednesday and bring it into the coastal strip,

The images of skeletal children that are now pouring out of Gaza are shocking but they should not be surprising. Humanitarian groups with decades of experience distributing aid in Gaza have been warning about this scenario for months,

Anthony Albanese has made his strongest demand to Israel to date, urging the Netanyahu government to “immediately” stop the blockage of aid in Gaza, with the Prime Minister stating the situation “ has gone beyond the world’s worst fears”.

News agencies including AFP, AP, BBC and Reuters issued a joint statement about Gaza journalists unable to feed themselves amid deteriorating humanitarian conditions on Thursday.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has released a strong statement on the situation in Gaza, which has deteriorated fast and gone “beyond the world’s worst fears”. “Gaza is in the grip of a humanitarian catastrophe.

Scores of aid groups say the humanitarian situation in Gaza is worse than ever and that starvation is spreading, with Israel blaming the situation on Hamas.

Israel notified the agency of the restrictions after it spoke out about the Israeli slaughter of aid seekers in Gaza.

The Trump administration said Thursday it was leaving Gaza ceasefire talks, blaming Hamas for failing to engage in good faith.  Steve Witkoff, now named President Trump’s special envoy for peace