The northern Gaza Strip is still heading toward a famine, the deputy UN food chief has said, appealing for a greater volume and diversity of aid to be allowed into the enclave, as Israel prepares for an assault on Rafah.
Israel pledged three weeks ago to improve aid access, including reopening Erez and allowing the use of Ashdod port.
The move came after US President Joe Biden demanded steps to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, saying the US could place conditions on support if Israel did not act.
The eastern part of Rafah is under constant artillery shelling, according toAl Jazeera, ahead of a feared ground invasion in Gaza's southern city.
Israeli officials have vowed to enter Rafah with the border city heavily bombed this week and aid groups warning any invasion could add to the already-catastrophic conditions for Gaza's 2.4 million people.
