The embattled Israeli-backed aid group that began operating in Gaza earlier this week is not screening Palestinians at aid distribution sites, despite Israeli officials saying that additional security measures were a core reason for the creation of the new program.

Britain, Canada, the EU - and even Trump - are finally changing their tune, but experts question if mere rhetoric can halt the suffering After 1 1/2 years of death and destruction in Gaza, Israel's closest Western allies have begun to distance themselves from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu - but only in their rhetoric,

Israel appears to be changing tack as pressure mounts to get more aid into Gaza, and may let aid groups operating in the battered enclave take charge of non-food assistance.

Gaza is the “hungriest place on Earth”, the United Nations has said, as Israel continues to block all but a trickle of humanitarian aid from entering the Strip, where famine stalks the entire Palestinian population,

Republican Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky said Thursday night that the United States should stop all military aid to Israel, citing mounting civilian casualties in the Gaza Strip. Newsweek reached out to Massie's office via email Thursday for comment.

A U.S. plan for Gaza seen by Reuters proposes a 60-day ceasefire and the release of 28 Israeli hostages alive and dead in the first week.

Singapore will participate in a United Nations conference in June co-hosted by France and Saudi Arabia on a roadmap to a Palestinian state while ensuring Israel’s security.

Some E.U. states are calling for a full suspension of trade relations. Others are trying to distance themselves from the grisly images emerging from the enclave.