The United Nations has called for an immediate ceasefire to end "epic suffering" in Gaza after Israeli airstrikes reportedly killed more than 700 people in a single day and hospitals started to shut down because of a lack of fuel.
The UN secretary general, António Guterres, said yesterday the bombardment and blockade of the territory was "collective punishment of the Palestinian people" and violated international law - comments that sparked a fierce row with Israel.
"To ease epic suffering, make the delivery of aid easier and safer and facilitate the release of hostages, I reiterate my appeal for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire," he said.
Airstrikes killed at least 704 people in the past day, bringing Gaza's total death toll after 18 days of bombing to 5,791, including 2,360 children, the Hamas-run health ministry said.
Twenty trucks of aid due to enter the besieged territory yesterday were unable to cross into Gaza from Egypt amid wrangling between Israel, Egypt, the US and the UN over procedures for inspecting the shipments.
In the US, when asked by reporters whether aid was getting to Gaza, Joe Biden replied: "Not fast enough." Three hospitals no longer functioned because they had run out of fuel to power electricity, the Palestinian health minister, Mai al-Kaila, told a press conference. She called for a safe corridor to ferry injured and critically ill people to Egyptian hospitals.
According to the UN some Palestinians who fled their homes in the north of Gaza had now returned due to a lack of food and shelter in the south.
Hamas fired a barrage of rockets into central Israel, triggering sirens and wounding two people with shrapnel. Google said it disabled live traffic conditions and "busyness information" in Israel and Gaza on its Maps and Waze apps as a safety precaution.
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