At least 20 Palestinians died in a stampede at a Gaza aid site amid Israel’s blockade and a deepening humanitarian crisis.

A crush at an aid centre in southern Gaza killed at least 20 people on Wednesday, with the site's operator blaming "agitators" within the crowd and the Palestinian territory's civil defence agency attributing the panic to Israeli gunfire.

Famine looms in Gaza and strikes kill at least 30 Palestinians, but EU states remain divided over how to tackle Israel.

Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks face challenges over aid distribution as tensions rise between the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation and U.N. regarding humanitarian assistance.

Details of the deal remain unclear, but EU officials have rejected any cooperation with the Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Fund over ethical and safety concerns. Opening more border crossings and allowing more aid trucks into Gaza is the priority, but officials say eventually they’d like to set up a monitoring station at Kerem Shalom crossing.

The European Union is working on a new deal with Israel to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza. EU foreign ministers are meeting Tuesday in Brussels to discuss the agreement, which aims to provide food and fuel to Gaza’s 2.

Israel is calling out international organizations, including the United Nations, for decrying the situation in Gaza as "thousands of pallets" of aid remain undistributed.

The European Union is seeking updates and more action from Israel on implementing a new deal to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza

The European Union is seeking updates from Israel on implementation of a new deal to deliver humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, the bloc's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Tuesday.