Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Australia won't imminently recognise a Palestinian state as he calls out Israel for denying aid to starving Gazans.

Israel says it’s acting ‘according to international law’, and accuses Hamas of engineering a humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza.

MADURO’S PRICE FOR PRISONERS: Chevron will be allowed to resume drilling operations in Venezuela, The Wall Street Journal’s Alex Leary, Vera Bergengreun and Keyal Vyas report, days after Caracas released 10 Americans and a spate of political prisoners as part of a multicountry prisoner swap with the United States.

Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres described the humanitarian situation in Gaza as a moral crisis that challenges the global conscience. Follow for live updates.

Israel continues to deny what aid agencies and governments are saying is the man-made starvation it is forcing on Gaza

International criticism, including by allies, has grown as several hundred Palestinians have been killed in recent weeks while trying to reach aid.

Netanyahu, Trump blame Hamas for ‘breakdown’ of talks • Mediators Qatar and Egypt say such ‘disengagement’ is normal in complex

Israel hit back on Wednesday at growing international criticism that it was behind chronic food shortages in Gaza, instead accusing Hamas of deliberately creating a humanitarian crisis in the Palestin