Gaza Humanitarian Foundation formed by businessmen, reservists with links to government; Haaretz: Key Israeli defense bodies bypassed in selection of security firm as contractor

After 19 months of pounding Gaza, Israel is now under growing pressure from unlikely quarters – some of its closest Western allies.

A U.S.-backed organization aims to start work in the Gaza Strip by the end of May, overseeing a new model of aid distribution in the Palestinian enclave, but the United Nations says the plan is not impartial or neutral,

Israel allowed 100 aid trucks into the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military said, as UN officials reported that no aid had so far reached people in need.

Several Palestinians and Israeli soldiers say troops are systematically forcing Palestinians to act as human shields in Gaza, sending them into buildings and tunnels to check for bombs and gunmen

The Israeli military strikes in the Gaza Strip have resulted in the deaths of at least 20 Palestinians, including journalist Hassan Majdi Abu Warda and senior rescue official Ashraf Abu Nar. The ongoing conflict has led to the loss of over 53,

A four-year-old child has died in Gaza City due to severe malnutrition caused by Israel's blockade, according to Palestinian media reports. It brings the death toll from hunger-related causes in the Gaza Strip to 58. Doctors at al-Ahli Arab Baptist Hospital confirmed that Mohammad Mustafa Yassin, 4, died from prolonged malnutrition.

Eight Palestinians were martyred and others injured Sunday in the ongoing Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, as the humanitarian catastrophe worsens amid the continued ban