Gaza’s Health Ministry says at least one Palestinian was killed and 48 were wounded when gunshots were fired on a crowd that overran a new aid distribution site in the war-battered enclave that was set up by an Israeli and U.

U.N. trucks delivering food to Gaza were stopped and looted overnight, Gaza residents and merchants said on Wednesday, hours after desperate Palestinians overran a distribution site run by a U.S.-backed group trying to start delivering aid.

Before the war, it was rare in Gaza to see anyone searching through garbage for anything, despite widespread poverty

ABC News takes a look at key dates and developments of Israel's actions in Gaza and the worsening humanitarian crisis since the temporary ceasefire with Hamas ended.

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo appealed on Wednesday for a ceasefire in Gaza, and called on Israel and Hamas militants to "completely respect" international humanitarian law.

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — At least 47 Palestinians were wounded, mostly by gunfire , when a crowd overran a new Gaza aid hub set up by a U.S. and Israeli-backed foundation, a U.N. official said Wednesday.

Several Palestinians and Israeli soldiers say troops are systematically forcing Palestinians to act as human shields in Gaza, sending them into buildings and tunnels to check for bombs and gunmen.