The Israeli military says it “continues to attack” inside the Gaza Strip as a dispute with Hamas delayed the start of a planned ceasefire

The UN has said that people in Gaza are “effectively starving ... COGAT said in November that “Israel is tirelessly working to provide for humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.” The Israeli government has vehemently denied the charge.

Speaking at a news conference in Lebanon, Guterres said that while there would not be any "impediments by Israel for humanitarian aid to enter Gaza", that getting the aid into the hands of those in need would not be "easy".

The United Nations says it’s ready to ramp up the delivery of desperately needed humanitarian aid to Gaza after a ceasefire agreement and urged the removal of major security and political obstacles so it can reach all those in need.

Chinese authorities in Tibet said on Thursday that they had detected "problems", including cracks, at five out of 14 hydropower dams that they have inspected since a magnitude 6.8 earthquake rocked the region last week.

Following the announcement of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) called on Thursday for unrestricted access to deliver urgently needed food and aid to the region.

Though the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will mean an end to the fighting, the devastating consequences of the war will drag on for years in both Gaza and Israel.

We are dismayed that shortly after deal was announced, Israel continued bombing Gaza indiscriminately, killing Palestinian civilians despite expectations of calm until the ceasefire takes effect,' say

Hamas is a Palestinian armed group and political movement in the Gaza Strip. On 7 October 2023 it attacked Israel, killing about 1,200 people and taking more than 250 hostages. This triggered a massive Israeli military offensive in Gaza, which has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians.

The Israel-Hamas war has devastated the Gaza Strip. Satellite photos offer some sense of the destruction in the territory.

Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire deal, with a pause in fighting in Gaza and the phased release of hostages and Palestinian prisoners expected to begin Sunday. Follow for live updates.