Tom Cotton, a Republican Senator from Arkansas, responded to Macron's statement by saying on X: "This is a shameful endorsement of terrorists. The best way for this conflict to end is to back Israel in its righteous mission of rescuing the hostages and defeating Hamas."

Palestinians in Gaza said aid packages dropped by Israel and other nations on Sunday, and the dozens of aid trucks that entered the enclave are not enough and have yet to reach the population of more than 2 million people.

Senate Democrats told the secretary of state they have "grave concerns" about the U.S. role in financing GHF, the main group distributing aid in Gaza.

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) said Sunday there is no truth to claims that United Nations aid for Palestinians in Gaza has been “systematically” stolen by Hamas. “This is a big lie, the claim that when the U.

Top of agenda Gaza ceasefire where 'one in three have not eaten for days' - Britain is backing air drops to the besieged strip

In a Friday speech, given at the Global Assembly of the international rights charity Amnesty International, Guterres said, “more important than ever” the world’s people must fight for human rights. Gutteres talked about experiencing and living under a dictatorship in his native Portugal.

Israel Defense Forces are taking new steps to improve the delivery of aid to Gazans, who the IDF says are not subject to famine despite contrary reports.

Israel will coordinate airdrops of aid into Gaza from foreign countries in the coming days, an Israeli security official confirmed to ABC News.