DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel announced Sunday it will allow a limited amount of humanitarian aid into Gaza after a nearly three-month blockade, days after global experts on food security warned of famine.

Israeli strikes killed at least 22 people in Gaza on Monday, rescuers said, after Israel pledged to let a "basic amount" of food into the territory to avert a hunger crisis.The announcement came hours after the military said it had begun "extensive ground operations" in a newly intensified campaign in Gaza,

Over two days, Israeli airstrikes killed 120 people in Gaza, including 54 in Khan Younis. Amid the ongoing conflict, Gaza’s only cancer hospital shut

Israeli strikes killed at least 22 people in Gaza on Monday, rescuers said, after Israel pledged to let a 'basic amount' of food into the territory to avert a hunger crisis.

The UAE warned against the ongoing Israeli aggression and military escalation which threaten to cause further loss of life and exacerbate the humanitarian catastrophe in the Strip.

One route involves a re-invasion of Gaza in an attempt to eradicate Hamas, which the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) are poised to do, with forces massed around the strip. It will come at the expense of Gazan and Israeli lives,

The bloodshed followed the launch of a new Israeli military operation aimed at putting more pressure on Hamas to release hostages.

Israel says it has begun sending troops into Gaza as part of a larger ground operation aimed at pushing Hamas to demilitarize and release the remaining hostages it holds.

Israel launches its biggest ground assault in Gaza while also signalling openness to a deal with Hamas, highlighting a strategy of fighting and negotiating at the same time

The ramped up strikes began just hours after the Trump administration brokered the release on Monday of Edan Alexander in direct talks with Hamas.