A long-term steady supply of aid is needed to counter the worsening hunger crisis in Gaza, U.N. agencies said on Monday after mounting pressure prompted Israel to ease restrictions in the Palestinian enclave.

Spokesperson for the UN Agency OCHA which coordinates humanitarian aid in Gaza, Olga Cherevko, told CNN’s Ben Hunte that she has ‘no words’ when she sees her friends in Gaza as they are in such a desperate state.

UAE and Jordan carried out on Sunday the first airdrops of humanitarian aid into Gaza in months. One Emirati and two Jordanian military planes took off from Jordan loaded with 25 tonnes of humanitarian and relief aid which was dropped over Gaza.

ABC News’ Chief Foreign Correspondent Ian Pannell reports on Gaza’s latest situation, widespread famine, on “This Week.”

The Israeli military has begun a new 10-hour pause in fighting today to allow aid in, but the UN and aid agencies warn more supplies are needed to stave off famine in the enclave. Follow the latest.

The Israeli- and U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has been widely condemned for weaponizing food aid against starving Palestinians.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will meet US President Donald Trump in Scotland later. Trade is one of the topics up for discussion as Starmer seeks to reduce the US-imposed 25% tariff on British steel. We’ll be unpicking the US-UK trading relationship in light of the deal Trump struck with the EU at the weekend.