For now the famine is centred in the governorate of Gaza, one of five in the strip. It is the most densely populated and home to Gaza city. By the end of September, famine is expected to spread south to the governorates of Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis (see maps).

While claiming credit for the release of the other hostages, Trump asserted that not every hostage family disagreed with Israel's plan for a military occupation of the Gaza Strip. There are "probably" fewer than 20 hostages left alive in Hamas captivity out of the 50 being held by the terror group,

The report, supported by the United Nations, says the famine will likely spread to other parts of the Gaza strip by the end of next month.

Spain has air-dropped about 12 tons of aid via 24 parachutes, intended for approximately 11,000 people over the last two months. Spain denied that the aid it delivered to the Gaza Strip contained pork products or food products unfit for consumption,

The United States has halted entry via visitor visas for individuals from the Gaza Strip until further notice. "All visitor visas for individuals from Gaza are being stopped while we conduct a full and thorough review of the process and procedures used to issue a small number of temporary medical-humanitarian visas in recent days,

Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians set to flee Gaza City after Israel launches invasion - Israel said it would call up to 60,000 reservists for the new offensive and other heavily populated areas o