UN aid chief Tom Fletcher says supplies delivered on Sunday during an Israeli military pause in parts of Gaza were "a drop in the ocean".

The UN has for months accused Israel of refusing to coordinate with aid workers to get food and medicine to Gazans — making it too dangerous to widely distribute aid. Former Israeli spokesman Eylon Levy ultimately accused the UN of “unforgivable negligence” in its actions preventing food from reaching Gaza.

Netanyahu, speaking from the Israel Air Force's Ramon Air Base claimed that the UN is "creating an excuse and lie about Israel," by saying that Israel is not allowing humanitarian aid to enter Gaza. Israel will "need to continue allowing the entry of minimal humanitarian supplies" into the Gaza Strip,

Aid has been delivered to Gaza over the weekend, but the UN's aid chief says it is still only a "drop in the ocean".

United Nations aid chief Tom Fletcher has demanded that Israel provide evidence for its accusations that staff with the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs were affiliated with Palestinian militants Hamas,

Syrian Red Crescent convoy enters Suwayda province, state media reports, as UN warns humanitarian access ‘constrained’.

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is challenging U.N. claims about restrictions on aid distribution as the U.S.- and Israel-backed organization delivers over 85 million meals in under two months.

Israel has formally banned the main United Nations aid agency for Palestinian refugees from operating on its territory despite heavy diplomatic backlash. Skip to content Menu Today's paper.

Israel has long restricted aid to Gaza on the argument that Hamas steals it to use as a weapon of control over the population. On Saturday, the Israeli military announced new airdrops of aid.