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Parachutes with humanitarian aid fall from the sky following an airdrop in northern Gaza, seen from Israel. US President Joe Biden has urged Hamas to accept a ceasefire plan with Israel before the Muslim fasting month begins, as early as Sunday depending on the sighting of the crescent moon. IMAGES TO COMPLETE VIDI34KV9UN_EN
Parachutes with humanitarian aid fall from the sky following an airdrop in northern Gaza, seen from Israel. Israel has delayed the delivery of aid by ground, leading the United States and other countries to turn to airdropping assistance in addition to planning for maritime deliveries. IMAGES TO COMPLETE VIDI34L82GD_EN
Trucks carrying humanitarian aid enter the Gaza Strip via the Rafah crossing at the border with Egypt. The aid's arrival comes after the truce between Israel and Hamas expired on Friday, with Israel telling NGOs not to bring aid convoys through the crossing, the Palestine Red Crescent Society had said. But on Saturday, the charity announced its Egyptian colleagues had managed to send over a number of trucks. IMAGES
The World Health Organization calls for a humanitarian corridor to be established into and out of the Gaza Strip, which has been placed under total siege by Israel. "WHO is calling for an end to the violence... a humanitarian corridor is needed to reach people with critical medical supplies," WHO spokesman Tarik Jasarevic tells a press briefing in Geneva. SOUNDBITE
"The seven souls we mourn today were there so that hungry people could eat," chef Jose Andres says of the World Central Kitchen staffers who were killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza, during remarks at a ceremony honoring their lives at the Washington National Cathedral. SOUNDBITE