The German government observes a "initial slight progress in humanitarian aid for the population in the Gaza Strip," according to spokesman Stefan Kornelius on Saturday, though he noted it remains insufficient to alleviate the emergency.

On Gaza, whose two million-plus inhabitants now face an unfolding famine, Wadephul demanded that Israel enable more aid into the territory “immediately, comprehensively and in a lasting way” to alleviate the “dramatic” situation there.

Aid groups and Palestinians say the changes have only been incremental and are not enough to reverse what food experts say is a “worst-case scenario of famine”