For years, Gazans haven’t had free access to this precious natural resource. Israeli limits on fishing activities have fluctuated with tensions with Hamas, with limits of just three nautical miles and even previous total bans on fishing imposed at times.

According to staff at the Shifa hospital, most of the victims were killed by gunfire as they waited for aid trucks close to the Zikim crossing with Israel.View on euronews

Amichay Eliyahu’s comments came amid growing hunger in the territory, where Israel controls the delivery of food.

Twenty-one months into Israel’s war in Gaza, the enclave is gripped by escalating scenes of death and hunger, with some killed while trying to reach aid, others dying of starvation and growing condemnation of Israel’s conduct even among many of its closest allies.

News agencies including AFP, AP, BBC and Reuters issued a joint statement about Gaza journalists unable to feed themselves amid deteriorating humanitarian conditions on Thursday.

The Al-Shaer family went to bed hungry at their home in Gaza City. An Israeli airstrike killed them in their sleep.

The Israeli teenagers risking jail, friendships and family to refuse conscription to the IDF - IN DEPTH: Ostracised by the public and facing military prison, Israeli teen ‘refusers’ are burning their IDF draft letters in protest at its actions in Gaza.

Zamir noted that the IDF will work to enhance its robotic capabilities, which will then be integrated into combat teams, remote operations, and other areas. Israel is at a "significant crossroads" in its war,