Israel’s blockade of Gaza may have been partially lifted – and a new US-backed plan to deliver aid has begun. But there are multiple indications that the plight of Gazans is rapidly worsening.

Israel is supporting armed groups of Palestinians in Gaza in what it says is a move to counter Hamas. But officials from the U.N. and aid organizations say the military is allowing them to loot food and other supplies from their trucks.

Israel released a video showing the alleged execution of a Palestinian man by Hamas operatives in Gaza. COGAT condemned the act as a tactic to intimidate civilians and maintain Hamas's control amid ongoing violence and conflict in the region.

Israel says it has retrieved the body of a Thai hostage kidnapped into Gaza on Oct. 7, 2023. The Prime Minister’s office said that the body of Thai citizen Nattapong Pinta was returned to Israel in a special military operation.

Israel says it has retrieved the body of a Thai hostage abducted to Gaza during the 2023 Hamas-led attack that sparked the Israel-Hamas war.

Palestinian health officials and witnesses say that at least four people were killed and others were wounded by Israeli fire around a kilometer from an aid distribution point in the Gaza Strip run by an Israeli and U.