Israel to allow limited amount of aid into Gaza to avoid ‘hunger crisis’

Displaced Palestinians fleeing Beit Lahia amid ongoing Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip arrive in Jabalia, northern Gaza, on Sunday (Jehad Alshrafi/AP)

Israel has said it will allow a limited amount of humanitarian aid into Gaza after a near three-month blockade to avoid a “hunger crisis”, after global experts on food crises warned of famine.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday his Cabinet approved a decision to allow a “basic” amount of food into the territory of more than 2.0 million people. Israel imposed a complete blockade on humanitarian aid starting on March 2.