From the sky, a besieged Gaza briefly came into view early Saturday as the military plane opened its back door and a mass of tents could be seen near the Mediterranean coast from a side window.

The UK government announced additional humanitarian aid for Gaza as it urged Israel to allow supplies into the territory and reverse plans for an expanded military operation to take control of a key city in the enclave.

Gaza Ministry of Health says at least 39 people killed in 24 hours, including 21 seeking aid and 11 from starvation.

Israel alleges, without giving evidence, that Hamas systematically diverts aid from the existing U.N.-led system, which denies it. That system has called for more of the trucks waiting outside Gaza to be allowed not just into the territory, but safely to destinations inside it for distribution.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says Germany won't authorize exports of military equipment to Israel that could be used in Gaza “until further notice.”

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