“The only way to reach a level of confidence is by having a sustained flow of aid over a period of time,” she said.

Israel said it would allow more food to enter Gaza and provide secure corridors for humanitarian aid. But U.N. officials say almost nothing has changed.

A Gaza civil defence spokesperson told the AFP news agency that Israeli fire wounded around 300 more people. Israel said details of the incident "are still being examined". The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said they fired "warning shots" after Gazans gathered around aid trucks 3km southwest of the Zikim crossing,

All four of the group’s distribution sites are in zones controlled by the Israeli military and throughout their months in operation have become flashpoints of desperation, where starving people scramble for scarce aid.

President Trump’s special envoy visited an aid operation site in southern Gaza Friday — amid global concerns of a spiraling hunger crisis that’s plaguing the Palestinian enclave. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee became the first high-profile US officials to visit Gaza since the war broke out as they toured a US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation distribution site in Rafah.

At least 91 people were killed near aid centers across the Gaza Strip between Wednesday and Thursday, according to reports from Hamas and local hospitals. Israeli forces were reported shooting at the crowds.

Approximately 50 Gazans have been killed and hundreds wounded while waiting to collect aid, it has been claimed.

At least 48 Palestinians were killed and dozens were wounded on Wednesday while waiting for food at a crossing in the Gaza Strip, according to a local hospital that received the casualties. The latest violence around aid distribution came as the U.