The ball is now in Israel’s court. We would like a positive response from them as soon as possible," Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty told NBC News.

The United Nations confirms famine in Gaza City. This marks the first official famine in the Middle East. The crisis may spread without a ceasefire and aid. UN aid chief Tom Fletcher says obstruction by Israel is the reason.

The Palestinian group Hamas on Tuesday filed an appeal to the Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission (POAC) to challenge the British government's refusal to remove the group from the UK's list of banned terrorist organisations.

With luminous clarity the good and the evil in the Middle East exposes itself. One side cherishes reason, liberty and improved lives of learning, peace and wellbeing. The other argues for and from darkness.

The proposition the militant group said it agreed to was nearly the same as one that had been offered by Israel last month.

Hamas said any coordination with the Red Cross is contingent upon Israel permanently opening humanitarian corridors and halting airstrikes during the distribution of aid.

Hamas has told mediators in the Middle East that it accepts a new ceasefire proposal for the Gaza Strip, as a fresh diplomatic push to end the war gained traction.

The findings challenge the American and Israeli rationale for supporting a controversial new armed aid distribution operation which has led to multiple deaths.