Facing growing international condemnation over Palestinians starving to death in Gaza, Israel’s military is making a series of moves that it says will allow more aid into the enclave. Follow for live updates.

Netanyahu on Sunday denied that Palestinians in Gaza face starvation and accused Hamas of stealing humanitarian aid, a claim that U.S. officials have since contradicted. “There is no policy of starvation in Gaza, and there is no starvation in Gaza,” Netanyahu said.

Some right-wing members of Netanyahu’s coalition are pushing for a takeover of the entire Gaza Strip—something the prime minister has avoided since the beginning of the war. The move would almost certainly result in the deaths of Israeli hostages and soldiers and heap further suffering on Palestinians in Gaza,

BST to allow aid to enter. The pause comes after aid agencies warned of mass starvation across Gaza.