The limited aid that is entering Gaza is not nearly enough, humanitarian groups say, warning that Israeli authorities' new rules have complicated distribution efforts.

Pope Leo XIV called for Israel to lift its blockade on humanitarian aid into Gaza during his first General Audience.

The UN AIDS agency on Wednesday welcomed comments by Elon Musk that the Trump administration could take a new look at funding cuts for AIDS prevention programs.

Satellite images appear to show the construction of three large aid distribution sites in southern Gaza, amid reports about a controversial new United States-backed plan to bring more humanitarian aid to Gaza. The images show ongoing construction in three areas surrounding Rafah, Gaza, since the beginning of April.

A U.S.-backed organization aims to start work in the Gaza Strip by the end of May overseeing a new model of aid distribution in the Palestinian enclave, but the United Nations says the plan is not impartial or neutral,

The United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday it agreed with Israel to allow delivery of urgent humanitarian aid from the Gulf country to Gaza, the state news agency WAM reported. International pressure on Israel has mounted in recent days as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government launched a renewed military offensive in Gaza.