DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel pressed ahead Tuesday with its new military offensive in Gaza despite mounting international criticism, launching airstrikes that health officials said killed at least 85 Palestinians. Israeli officials said they also allowed in dozens more trucks carrying aid.

Israeli airstrikes have killed numerous Palestinians in Gaza amid international calls for a halt to military operations.

France said the amount of aid Israel is allowing into Gaza is “totally insufficient,” as a U.N. official said aid trucks were yet to reach those in need.

The decision to include a film set in Gaza in the Cannes Film Festival's official selection comes at a particularly urgent time for the small coastal enclave, said twin Palestinian filmmakers Arab and Tarzan Nasser.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that the NATO leaders are appeasing Hamas and are inviting more attacks akin to October 7. The U.N. warned Tuesday that Israel's continued blockade of Gaza could cause the deaths of 14,000 babies in the next 48 hours.

Husam Zumlot, Palestine’s ambassador to UK, urges arms embargo and support in holding ‘war criminals’ accountable.

French President Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed on Friday that the humanitarian crisis in Gaza was unacceptable, and said he hoped to discuss the matter soon with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Israel would "take control of all" of Gaza after Israel pledged Sunday to allow a "basic" amount of food into the Palestinian enclave