Kerem Shalom border crossing

"What Mr. Hadi told us is that he saw firsthand the consequences of the breakdown in public order and safety, as he entered and exited Gaza through the Kerem Shalom crossing," Stéphane Dujarric said.

Hamas still controls 100% of humanitarian aid and why replacing UNRWA without Day After plan meant nothing

State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller said the envoy for Middle East humanitarian issues Lise Grande is working with various government entities to find a way for UN workers to do their job.

The Rafah offensive led to the shutting of the crossing on Gaza's border with Egypt, which had been a main route for the delivery of food and other supplies.

The closure of the Rafah crossing between Egypt and Gaza has prevented the medical evacuations of at least 2,000 patients, a WHO official noted on Tuesday.

Sources in the Southern Command confirmed the announcements and said that this is an initial move designed to allow Palestinian patients to go abroad for treatment in coordination with Egypt.

When there is a gun battle or an ambush, the mortar battery can help drop shells to assist the troops, eliminate terrorists, or provide smoke to obscure movements.

The United Nations and aid groups have long complained of the dangers and obstacles to getting aid in and distributing it throughout Gaza, where the UN had warned a famine is looming.

On Sunday, Israel announced a “tactical pause of military activity” along the road stretching from the Kerem Shalom crossing to the Salah al-Din Road before continuing north.

Netanyahu sent a statement through a "senior Israeli official," stressing that "a humanitarian pause for 11 hours...is unacceptable."