World news networks are urging Israel to lift restrictions on humanitarian aid entering Gaza, as well as on the movement of journalists in and out of the region, while Palestinian reporters in the area struggle to survive amid worsening shortages.

Donald Trump has refuted Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s claim that there is no starvation in Gaza - declaring that you “can’t fake” the “real starvation” in the strip. His comments came in response to Netanyahu’s claims at a Christian conference in Jerusalem on Sunday that there is no starvation in Gaza”.

European Commissioners will on Monday discuss a proposal to partially suspend Israel's access to the EU's Horizon research funding program following calls from EU governments to increase pressure on Israel over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

US President Donald Trump said on Monday many people were starving in Gaza and suggested Israel could do more on humanitarian access, as desperate

Aid agencies says many Gazans are hungry and malnourished. Amal Nassar says her family are among them and price gouging is exacerbating the situation.

The UN's humanitarian agency warns only a "trickle" of aid is getting into Gaza - Israel says 800 trucks are inside Gaza waiting for collection.

Trump said the facilities would be open-access, with “no boundaries” and “no fences,” and framed the effort as a direct response to the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in Gaza. “That’s real starvation stuff,” he said. “I see it, and you can’t fake that. So, we’re going to be even more involved.”

US President Donald Trump said on Monday many people were starving in Gaza and suggested Israel could do more on humanitarian access, as desperate Palestinians hoped for aid a day after the Israeli military announced steps to improve supplies.