A controversial new American-backed organization, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), has announced it will begin delivering aid to the besieged territory within two weeks and says it has Israel’s approval.

Israel will allow aid into the Gaza Strip for the first time in months following increased pressure from the nation’s allies to prevent famine in the region. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that the country will allow “a basic quantity of food to be brought in” to Gaza after the country escalated its military

Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed in recent days as Israel has intensified air strikes, the Hamas-run health ministry says.

CAIRO (Reuters) -Israel pursued its military operation in Gaza on Monday, killing at least 20 Palestinians in overnight airstrikes after it agreed to lift a two-month-old blockade on aid deliveries that has left the enclave on the brink of famine.

Hamas has confirmed it will release Israeli-American captive Edan Alexander as part of broader efforts to secure a ceasefire and allow urgently needed humanitarian aid into Gaza.