The Israeli military killed at least 57 people in Gaza, the majority of whom, 45, were seeking desperately needed aid. The Israeli government said it allowed five countries to airdrop a limited number of aid packages over the starved enclave, paling in comparison to the needs of the thousands of hungry people.

The Gaza war began when Hamas killed more than 1,200 people and took 251 hostage in a cross-border attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023, according to Israeli figures. Israel’s air and ground war in densely populated Gaza has since killed more than 60,000 Palestinians, according to enclave health officials.