A whistleblower claims World Food Programme and U.N. agencies rejected Israeli security assistance, blocking aid distribution to Gaza despite available supplies as U.N. dismisses accusations.

State Department move comes as Israel’s war and induced famine in Gaza reach new extremes, with 61,827 killed so far.

RAFAH, Egypt (AP) — Hamas said Monday it has accepted a new proposal from Arab mediators for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip that would still need Israel’s approval, as Gaza’s Health Ministry said the Palestinian death toll from 22 months of war has passed 62,000.

The United States has halted entry via visitor visas for individuals from the Gaza Strip until further notice because some organizations involved in obtaining the visas had close ties with Hamas, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.

The Amalthea plan, Cyprus’ humanitarian aid corridor to Gaza, returned to action late on Monday night, with the foreign ministry announcing on Tuesday morning the departure of 1,200 tonnes of humanitarian aid from the Limassol port bound for Gaza.

In Gaza and all areas under Israel's control, we are witnessing the complete stripping away of Palestinians' rights amid unrestrained Israeli violence

Thank you to Bernie Sanders (“US must end its complicity in Israel’s annihilation of Gaza,” Opinion, Aug. 2) and Alex de Waal (“A massacre in slow motion: Israel is responsible for mass starvation in Gaza,” Opinion, Aug. 8) for shedding light on the reality of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s “war against Hamas” in Gaza.

Secretary of State claims there is ‘evidence’ that some organizations attempting to acquire the visas ‘have strong links to terrorist groups like Hamas’