Israel lets limited aid into Gaza, easing its blockade as Netanyahu says his allies can't tolerate "images of mass famine" in the war-torn Palestinian territory.

Israeli airstrikes have killed numerous Palestinians in Gaza amid international calls for a halt to military operations.

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel pressed ahead Tuesday with its new military offensive in Gaza despite mounting international criticism, launching airstrikes that health officials said killed at least 85 Palestinians. Israeli officials said they also allowed in dozens more trucks carrying aid.

The decision to include a film set in Gaza in the Cannes Film Festival's official selection comes at a particularly urgent time for the small coastal enclave, said twin Palestinian filmmakers Arab and Tarzan Nasser.

JERUSALEM – Israel’s threats to drastically escalate the war in the Gaza Strip and its blockade of humanitarian aid to a Palestinian population at risk of famine have drawn the sharpest condemnation yet from some powerful Western allies since the conflict began 19 months ago.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Israel would "take control of all" of Gaza after Israel pledged Sunday to allow a "basic" amount of food into the Palestinian enclave