A U.S.-backed group that is slated to take over aid distribution in Gaza says it's started operations despite opposition from the U.N. and the unexpected resignation of its executive director.

A U.S.-backed group says it has opened a new aid system in Gaza and started delivering food to Palestinians on Monday.

Israel appears to be changing tack as pressure mounts to get more aid into Gaza, and may let aid groups operating in the battered enclave take charge of non-food assistance.

Israel and the United Nations say the first aid trucks have entered Gaza following nearly three months of Israel’s complete blockade.

The United Nations’ humanitarian chief has defended using the term “genocide” to describe what aid workers are trying to prevent in Gaza.

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