Gaza government accuses Israel and US of 'deliberately aggravating' humanitarian situation

Gaza's government media office has condemned Israel and the United States for “deliberately" withholding humanitarian aid from Gaza as a "tool for political pressure."

The media office added that around 2.4 million Palestinians are living in dire conditions, with famine taking old in Gaza's north.

Continued border closures have deprived tens of thousands of sick and wounded people of badly needed food and medicine, it said.