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Despite Israel's recent actions to ease the blockade, people in the Gaza Strip are dying of hunger and more will follow if more aid isn't allowed in

As pallets of aid of are flung out of aircraft to those starving in Gaza, chief international correspondent Bel Trew joins a Jordanian flight - while Nedal Hamdouna watches from the devastated enclave

Israel’s prime minister accused Hamas of not wanting a ceasefire deal and requested that the Red Cross bring food and medical care to hostages held in Gaza, after public fury ignited over propaganda videos showing two emaciated Israeli captives.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appealed to the International Committee of the Red Cross on Sunday for help aiding hostages in Gaza, as outrage built at videos showing two of