T he announcement was an admission of failure. On July 26th the Israel Defence Forces ( IDF) said that it would parachute food into Gaza and implement daily “humanitarian pauses” in parts of the still depopulated areas of the devastated strip, allowing international aid organisations to bring in convoys.

The world’s leading authority on hunger said that a ‘worst-case scenario of famine’ was developing in Gaza, though stopped short of a formal famine declaration. NBC News’ Matt Bradley reports.

The local pause in fighting came days after ceasefire efforts between Israel and Hamas appeared to be in doubt.

The European Union is considering partially suspending Israeli access to funding under its flagship research programme, in what would be the bloc's first action taken against Israel in response to its actions in Gaza.

Two resolutions from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) to stop the sale of offensive weapons to Israel amid the aid crisis in Gaza are gaining increased republican support, as more lawmakers are becoming increasingly supportive of the idea that the U.