President Emmanuel Macron’s announcement that France would become the first Western member of the United Nations Security Council to recognise a Palestinian state in September has caused diplomatic ructions from the Middle East through Europe to Washington.

The Israeli military will allow foreign countries to drop aid into the Gaza Strip, according to a report Friday on Israel Army Radio, citing an army source. Israel will allow the United Arab Emirates and Jordan to resume air-dropping aid packages,

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says it has carried out "systematic learning processes" to improve its "operational response" in order to ease tensions between Gazans and the IDF at aid distribution points. It says it is putting up fences, placing signs, and opening extra routes, among other steps.

Twenty-five countries have released a statement calling for the immediate end of the war in Gaza and accusing Israel of not allowing sufficient aid in.

There are accusations that food supplies are being blocked by Israeli forces, something the Israeli government denies. CBS News New York's Lori Bordonaro has more from Westchester County, where one community is demanding an end to the crisis.

The United Nations Security Council approved a resolution Friday seeking "urgent steps" to expand aid in Gaza, but could not secure the unanimous support needed to call for an immediate cease-fire.

The United Nations has clarified a report from one of its agencies that has been used to spread misinformation about the Gaza Health Ministry's figures. May 14, 2024, 2:50 PM EDT By Clarissa-Jan Lim

At the United Nations headquarters on Tuesday, four doctors from the U.S., U.K. and France warned that the humanitarian situation in Gaza has reached “a tipping point."

The United Nations human rights office has documented more than two dozen attacks on Gazans waiting for desperately needed aid since January, with hunger spreading as a result of Israel’s near ...

Israel Defense Forces are taking new steps to improve the delivery of aid to Gazans, who the IDF says are not subject to famine despite contrary reports.