A letter signed by organizations including Oxfam, Doctors Without Borders and CARE accused Israel of “weaponizing aid” as people starve in war-torn Gaza and using it as a tool to entrench control.

The Israeli military says it recently struck a group of militants in the Gaza Strip who were disguised as aid workers and using a car with the logo of World Central Kitchen

It has restricted access to brief trips with military escorts. Earlier this month it barred those accompanying air-drops of food into Gaza from filming the devastation below. It stopped its own press corps or Palestinian journalists in the West Bank from entering Gaza decades ago.

The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists says 184 Palestinian journalists have been killed in Gaza since the beginning of the war

Roughly 200 journalists have been killed in Gaza since Israel launched its offensive nearly two years ago, press freedom groups say.

After indirect talks between Israel and Hamas broke down last month, Israel announced a controversial plan to widen its military offensive and conquer all the Gaza Strip - including the areas where most of its two million Palestinian residents have sought refuge.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday hinted that ceasefire efforts in Gaza are now focused on a comprehensive deal that would release the remaining hostages all at once, rather than in phases.

The Israeli military has approved a renewed operational framework for its Gaza campaign, with Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir signing off on the “main concept” for the operation. The plan focuses on retaking Gaza City — a key Hamas stronghold that Israel briefly seized in late 2023 before withdrawing.