The evacuation order has cut off the coastal area of Al Mawasi, where thousands of Palestinians are living in tents, from the city to the rest of central Gaza, where most humanitarian organizations in the Strip are headquartered, according to a visual analysis by ABC News.

Palestine requested the extraordinary session amid the escalating famine threatening the enclave's two million people.

Israeli government must cease its intense military operations, allow for a ceasefire, and most importantly, permit humanitarian aid to reach the people,' says Chancellor Friedrich Merz - Anadolu Ajans

Leaders from 25 Western nations condemned Israel in a statement on Monday for "drip feeding" aid into Gaza as more than 1,000 people have been killed while seeking humanitarian aid since late May, the Palestinian health ministry said. The Israeli military is responsible for most of those killings, according to Palestinian officials.

President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, was heading to the Middle East as the U.S. tries once again to reach a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, a breakthrough that has eluded the administration for months as conditions worsen in Gaza.

The head of the agency that helps oversee international aid deliveries to the territory has criticized the impact of Israeli policy on civilians.

US President Donald Trump floated the idea of a US-controlled "Riviera of the Middle East” in February. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A man carries a sack as Palestinians gather to receive aid provided by UNRWA including food supplies, after Israel says it has ceased entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza, outside a distribution center,