Dozens of international humanitarian organizations warned Israel’s blockade of aid into Gaza is endangering the lives of doctors and aid workers, while a major news agency says it is trying to evacuate its remaining freelance journalists because the situation has become “untenable.

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Two weeks after the European Union announced an agreement with Israel to increase the flow of food to Gaza, scores of aid groups say the situation is worse than ever, with starvation spreading — a charge Israel denies.

Twenty-one months into Israel’s war in Gaza, the enclave is gripped by escalating scenes of death and hunger, with some killed while trying to reach aid, others dying of starvation and growing condemnation of Israel’s conduct even among many of its closest allies.

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson Nadav Shoshani shared a video of "950 trucks worth of aid", which he says are "for international organizations to pick up and distribute to Gazan civilians". "This is after Israel facilitated the aid entry into Gaza," he adds.

The declaration gives state and local governments, as well as certain nonprofits, the ability to apply for public assistance funds to repair and replace damaged infrastructure. The counties that can apply are Bourbon, Cheyenne, Edwards, Gove, Kiowa, Logan, Pratt, Reno, Scott, Sheridan and Stafford.

The Education Department has opened civil rights investigations into five universities for offering scholarships to undocumented people and racial minorities.

The restoration of the Tyne Bridge will be completed in time for the structure's centenary year, officials say, after significant funding was allocated. The North East Combined Authority (Neca) has green-lit more than £6m to finish the work in time for the crossing's centenary in October 2028.