DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes killed at least 36 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Monday, including a pregnant woman and her newborn, local health officials said. Israel meanwhile eased some aid restrictions as it came under mounting pressure over the spiraling hunger crisis in the war-ravaged territory.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz says he is considering stepping up pressure on Israel over the ‘catastrophic situation’ in the enclave - Anadolu Ajansı

An analysis compiled by USAID officials says they failed to find evidence that Hamas engaged in widespread diversion of assistance in Gaza, ABC News has learned.

The Israeli government is defending a top military officer who dismissed images of starving Palestinians as “fake” over the weekend, despite President Trump stating Monday that he believes the pictures are real.

President Trump said the U.S. and Europe would launch a program to deliver food directly to Palestinians in Gaza as a deadly hunger crisis grips the territory.Speaking in Scotland with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer,

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says no one in Gaza is starving: “There is no policy of starvation in Gaza, and there is no starvation in Gaza. We enable humanitarian aid throughout the duration of the war to enter Gaza – otherwise, there would be no Gazans.”

The Israel Defense Forces announced Saturday it would conduct air drops into Gaza following calls from humanitarian groups about the growing malnutrition.

Jordan says it did three Gaza aid airdrops, one jointly with the UAE:::: The statement said the drops included food aid and humanitarian supplies:: In AirPalestinian officials said at least 10 people were injured by falling aid boxes.