Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to propose a plan to begin annexing parts of the Gaza Strip if Hamas doesn't agree to a ceasefire deal

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes killed at least 36 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Monday, including a pregnant woman and her newborn, local health officials said. Israel meanwhile eased some aid restrictions as it came under mounting pressure over the spiraling hunger crisis in the war-ravaged territory.

Humanitarian aid trucks sent from Egypt and Jordan entered the Gaza Strip on Monday as Israel’s humanitarian pause entered its second day.The Jordanian Air Force, in cooperation with the United Arab Emirates,

One-year-old Mohammed al-Matouq is becoming the face of the humanitarian crisis and information war playing out in Gaza,

Israel ended a truce in Gaza in March, hoping to break Hamas. The move has heightened suffering for Palestinians but achieved few, if any, Israeli goals.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says no one in Gaza is starving: “There is no policy of starvation in Gaza, and there is no starvation in Gaza. We enable humanitarian aid throughout the duration of the war to enter Gaza – otherwise, there would be no Gazans.”

An analysis compiled by USAID officials says they failed to find evidence that Hamas engaged in widespread diversion of assistance in Gaza, ABC News has learned.

The president described the food crisis in the enclave as a “terrible situation,” and said the U.S. would set up food centers and fund the effort along with European nations.