It was at least the third vessel blocked this year while challenging Israel’s naval blockade and seeking to deliver supplies by sea to a population facing rising starvation.

Against the backdrop of a looming hunger crisis in the Gaza Strip, large-scale aid deliveries reached the besieged and embattled coastal area for the first time in months on Sunday. A convoy of around 100 lorries carrying goods for the suffering population entered the Gaza Strip via the Kerem Shalom border crossing,

The IDF also announces a "tactical pause" in fighting in parts of Gaza, after mounting pressure and warnings of starvation.

The Israeli military announced on Sunday a daily pause of its operations in parts of Gaza and the establishment of new aid corridors, after months of international pressure over a worsening hunger crisis spreading in the Palestinian enclave.

A suspension in military activity between 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. was scheduled for Al Mawasi, Deir al Balah and Gaza City, according to Avichay Adraee, an IDF spokesperson.

The parents of a five month-old girl in Gaza who has died after suffering malnutrition have spoken of their struggle to find baby formula and their fear that many children are in the same state. Also: Sir Keir Starmer has told the leaders of France and Germany that the UK is working with other countries to help drop aid into Gaza.