At least 71 people have been killed by Israeli attacks across Gaza on Saturday, including 42 aid seekers amid an international outcry over the deepening starvation crisis in the territory, reports Al Jazeera.
Five more deaths have been recorded by hospitals due to hunger caused by the Israeli blockade of the enclave, according to the health ministry in Gaza, bringing the total death toll from malnutrition to 127 since the war began.
The victims include 85 children.
With growing international condemnation mounting over the crisis, Israel announced late on Saturday that it would implement a pause to its assault "in civilian centers and in humanitarian corridors to enable the distribution of aid supply" on Sunday.
The Israeli ministry also blamed the United Nations again for failing to distribute assistance in Gaza, a claim that has been rejected by both the UN and multiple aid and rights groups.
As starvation widens, Israel has pressed on with its daily bombardment of Gaza.
At least six people were killed in an Israeli drone attack on a tent camp in al-Mawasi near Khan Younis on Saturday.
Airdrops: when aid can kill you
The Israeli military also said it carried out airdrops of international aid over Gaza.
The United Arab Emirates, with close ties to Israel, also said it will begin airdropping aid into Gaza "immediately".
But humanitarian experts have been warning since last year that airdrops are dangerous to people on the ground and cannot serve as a substitute for safe land routes to distribute food and medical supplies.
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