Israel has long restricted aid to Gaza on the argument that Hamas steals it to use as a weapon of control over the population. On Saturday, the Israeli military announced new airdrops of aid.

Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres described the humanitarian situation in Gaza as a moral crisis that challenges the global conscience. Follow for live updates.

The military wing is struggling to pay fighters, while the Gaza government Hamas has long run is cutting services and salaries for police and ministry employees.

Deborah Turness told staff there is a distinction between Hamas's civilian government and military wing, drawing criticism amid ongoing fallout over Gaza documentary.

The BBC’s Gaza documentary was declared to be “all clean of Hamas” despite its narrator being the son of a Hamas minister, a report has found. Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone was categorised as a “high risk” project by the BBC, yet was broadcast without crucial questions being answered.

The war in Gaza was triggered on October 7, 2023, when Hamas killed 1,200 people in southern Israel and took some 250 hostages, according to Israeli tallies. Since then, Israel's