Gaza: The World Health Organization has warned malnutrition has reached "alarming levels" in Gaza with rates on a "dangerous trajectory", as aid airdrops resumed in the Strip.

Jordan said it had worked with the United Arab Emirates and dropped 25 tonnes of aid into Gaza after Israel began what it called a "tactical pause" in fighting.

Israel had said it would halt military operations for 10 hours a day in parts of Gaza and allow aid corridors for UN convoys, to "refute the false claim of intentional starvation". Hamas accused it of "whitewashing its image".

UN aid chief Tom Fletcher confirmed that some movement restrictions appeared to have been eased by Israel. In a statement, Fletcher said that initial reports indicated that more than 100 truckloads of aid were collected from crossings to be transported into Gaza.

"This is progress," he said, "but vast amounts of aid are needed to stave off famine and a catastrophic health crisis." Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it had airdropped seven packages of aid consisting of flour, sugar and canned food.

Meanwhile, the UN's World Food Programme has said a third of Gaza's two million population do not eat for several days at a time, and every one in four is "enduring famine-like conditions".

More than 100 people died from malnutrition over recent days, the Hamas-run health ministry said.

Hundreds have been killed by gunfire, according to the ministry, as they attempted to get food from distribution points run by the Israeli and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). Israel has denied targeting civilians. US President Donald Trump said he would send more aid to Gaza, but added this was "an international problem - it's not a US problem".

UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy said: "Whilst air drops will help to alleviate the worst of the suffering, land routes serve as the only viable and sustainable means of providing aid into Gaza."