This might be a tacit admission by the Israelis that they need to do more - but more likely the measures are a response to allies.

Since Israel’s offensive led to a security breakdown in Gaza that has made it nearly impossible to safely deliver food to starving Palestinians, much of the limited aid entering is being hoarded by gangs and merchants and sold at exorbitant prices.

In Gaza, the death toll is rising as the starvation and malnutrition crisis worsens. The UN’s aid chief warned the coming days will be “make or break” for humanitarian efforts as aid slowly trickles amid the Israel’s military daily pause in operations.

Israel has announced a daily pause in military activity to allow more humanitarian aid into Gaza, following mounting international outrage over reports of starvation and malnutrition. Former CIA officer Marc Polymeropoulos joins Ali Vitali on Way Too Early to discuss the role of U.

President Donald Trump is in Scotland, where he is meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to refine a trade deal the two leaders signed last month. During the meeting, Trump said that Israel “has a lot of responsibility” for what is happening in Gaza.

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The UN's aid chief Tom Fletcher made the remarks as Israel began limited pauses in fighting in Gaza for 10 hours a day to address the humanitarian situation.

President Donald Trump says Hamas is reluctant to release the remaining hostages amid Israel's increase in humanitarian aid efforts in Gaza on Sunday.