UN uses new route from Israel to reach north Gaza

Six lorries from the World Food Programme crossed via a gate in the Gaza border fence. It comes amid global pressure on Israel to allow more access to the Palestinian territory for aid. A boat carrying 200 tonnes of food aid for distribution by a charity also set sail from Cyprus on Tuesday. Israeli security officials carried out a prior security check on the aid lorries at the Kerem Shalom crossing with southern Gaza.

UN says at least 576,000 people in Gaza - one quarter of the population - are one step away from famine. Qatari and Egyptian mediators say they are continuing to push for a truce between Israel and Hamas. Hamas gunmen attacked southern Israel on 7 October, killing about 1,200 people. More than 31,100 people have been killed in Gaza since then, the Hamas-run health ministry says.

The war began when Hamas gunmen attacked Southern Israel on7 October, killed about 1,. 200 people and seized 253 hostages.

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