Israeli strikes or gunfire killed at least 78 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Monday, including a pregnant woman whose baby was delivered after her death but also died, local health officials said.

Airdropping is a controversial method of aid distribution which has been described by charities as a last resort for Gaza

Accompanying the ongoing physical combat is an "information warfare" being fought on both sides, with influences often hidden to news consumers.

More humanitarian aid was airdropped into Gaza for a second day after Israel announced a daily 10-hour pause in some areas to improve aid flow.

Ofir Akunis acknowledged there are hungry people in Gaza but said that is due to Hamas stealing humanitarian aid.

The hostages] are the reason why the war hasn’t stopped yet, because if Hamas released them, the suffering would end,” the brother one one hostage said.

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes killed at least 36 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Monday, including a pregnant woman and her newborn, local health officials said. Israel meanwhile eased some aid restrictions as it came under mounting pressure over the spiraling hunger crisis in the war-ravaged territory.

Israel ended a truce in Gaza in March, hoping to break Hamas. The move has heightened suffering for Palestinians but achieved few, if any, Israeli goals.

Israel said over the weekend the military would pause operations in Gaza City, Deir al-Balah and Muwasi for 10 hours a day and designate secure routes for aid delivery as the hunger crisis grows in Gaza.

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