UN says hundreds killed in recent weeks while seeking aid in Gaza

Jerusalem: Ten starving Palestinians were reported killed Friday while waiting for rations in Gaza, adding to nearly 800 similar deaths in the last si...

Jerusalem: Ten starving Palestinians were reported killed Friday while waiting for rations in Gaza, adding to nearly 800 similar deaths in the last six weeks, according to the UN, with IDF saying it issued new instructions to troops following repeated reports of fatalities.

Friday's reported violence came as negotiators from Israel and Hamas were locked in indirect talks to try to agree on a temporary ceasefire in the more than 21-month conflict.

Benjamin Netanyahu claimed he hoped a deal for a 60-day pause in the war could be struck in the coming days, and that he would then be ready to negotiate a more permanent end to hostilities.

Hamas has said the free flow of aid is a main sticking point in the talks, with Gaza's more than two million residents facing a dire humanitarian crisis of hunger and disease amid the grinding slaughter.

Israel began a more than two-month total blockade of aid in late May.