The Israeli military has said it will pause fighting in three parts of Gaza for 10 hours a day until further notice. This is to allow aid into the territory - where Palestinians are suffering from starvation - amid widespread criticism Israel is hindering access.

The Israeli military said airdrops of aid into Gaza would begin and that humanitarian corridors would be established for UN convoys. The move comes days after the UN and aid groups warned of mass starvation.

Israel rolled back curbs on aid distribution to Gaza over the weekend in an effort to defuse a growing international outcry over hunger convulsing the shattered Palestinian enclave. The Israel Defense Forces on Sunday suspended some military operations against Hamas to facilitate the movement of UN relief convoys,