For a third day running, Palestinians have been killed while collecting aid - the IDF confirms it fired shots and is investigating.

The incident happened as Israel and Hamas traded blame for the faltering mediation bid to secure a temporary ceasefire.

Armed men hijacked dozens of aid trucks entering the Gaza Strip overnight and hundreds of desperate Palestinians joined in to take supplies, local aid groups said on Saturday as officials waited for Hamas to respond to the latest ceasefire proposals.

An Israeli attack near an aid distribution point killed at least 31 people in Gaza, as Hamas and Israel exchanged blame over a faltering ceasefire effort.

Aid workers in both the south and north of Gaza tell The Independent that the GHF is not equipped to deal with the dire humanitarian situation in the enclave

Officials probe French members of hardline Israeli groups that blocked aid trucks; separate investigation opened after IDF strike allegedly kills French woman's grandchildren

Speaking to Anadolu from the Madleen, the aid boat that ... a possible military response, Acar said: “We are in international waters heading towards the waters of the Gaza territory and if ...

The U.S.-based Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which operates the aid distribution site in Rafah, denied anyone was killed or injured near its site and said that all of its distribution had taken place without incident. It accused Palestinian militant group Hamas of fabricating "fake reports".