Israel’s military said it would capture 75% of Gaza in two months, as part of a major new ground offensive against Hamas.
Israel has escalated airstrikes in recent days, and will aim to confine Gaza’s 2 million population into an area amounting to 25% of the strip, The Times of Israel reported.
The territory’s population is at risk of famine, humanitarian groups have warned, with many criticizing a new US-sponsored aid delivery system run by private contractors “with obscure histories and unknown financial backers,” The New York Times wrote.
The United Nations’ chief said Israel is now letting in a “teaspoon of aid”: One woman told Reuters that she and her nine children had just a single meal a day to share last week.
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