US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee outlined an American-Israeli plan to funnel humanitarian aid into parts of Gaza that he acknowledged will initially feed only about 60% of the population.

GENEVA (AP) — International aid agencies warned on Friday that plans presented by Israel to control aid distribution in Gaza, including a U.S.-backed proposal, will only increase suffering and death in the devastated Palestinian territory, which has been under a total Israeli blockade for nearly 10 weeks.

A third of community kitchens in Gaza - one of the last lifelines - have been forced to shut down in the past two weeks due to food and fuel shortages according to the UN The US has confirmed that a new system for providing humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza through private companies is being prepared,