Gaza’s Health Ministry says the humanitarian situation remains catastrophic despite the ceasefire, as Israel continues to block medical supplies and prevent patient evacuations. Recent severe weather has also destroyed temporary medical tents, further worsening conditions for the enclave’s 2.4 million residents.

The death toll among Palestinians waiting for food and aid in Gaza continued to rise as President Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, arrived for a visit to the region.

Amid the ongoing deadlock in hostage deal negotiations, Steve Witkoff, U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy to the Middle East, is expected to arrive in Israel on Thursday.

Ireland expressed concern on Monday over the humanitarian situation in Gaza, which has reached "new depths," and called for seizing the opportunity to implement the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

The humanitarian situation in Gaza continues to worsen dramatically as the territory’s Health Ministry reports nine new deaths caused by starvation and malnutrition within the last 24 hours. This brings the total confirmed starvation-related deaths to 122 — with 83 of those victims being children.

Amid fighting and disease, deadly floods posed additional dire challenges in South Kivu province of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), UN humanitarians have said.