President Trump has been frustrated by the ongoing war in Gaza and upset by images of suffering of Palestinian children, and has told his aides to tell Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu he wants him to wrap it up,

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel pressed ahead Tuesday with its new military offensive in Gaza despite mounting international criticism, launching airstrikes that health officials said killed at least 85 Palestinians. Israeli officials said they also allowed in dozens more trucks carrying aid.

The Chief of Staff, Maj. Gen. Eyal Zamir, today (Tuesday) conducted a situation assessment and field tour in the Gaza Strip with the Commander of the Southern Command, Maj. Gen. Yaniv Asor, the Commander of Division 98, Maj. Gen. Guy Levy, and other commanders.

European and UK officials ratcheted up pressure on Israel over its decision to deepen the military incursion in Gaza, expanding the international outcry over the humanitarian crisis caused by the conflict.

The Israeli Foreign Ministry issued a fiery statement after the U.K. announced it was suspending free trade talks with Jerusalem and imposing new sanctions on the West Bank.

Israel has begun allowing a trickle of food and medicine into the Gaza Strip after sealing the territory’s 2 million Palestinians off from all imports for more than 2 1/2 months.

France said the amount of aid Israel is allowing into Gaza is “totally insufficient,” as a U.N. official said aid trucks were yet to reach those in need.

Israel's largest defence firm Elbit Systems reported higher first-quarter profit on Tuesday, boosted by sales to Israel's military during its war against Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza and as global defence spending rises.

Spain will host a meeting of foreign ministers from the European Union and the Arab world in Madrid on May 25 as it seeks to ramp up diplomatic pressure on Israel to halt its latest offensive in Gaza.

Israel launched a new devastating ground offensive in Gaza over the weekend just as US President Donald Trump departed the region without sealing a ceasefire and hostage deal.

An Israeli airstrike killed at least 24 Palestinians in a tent encampment housing displaced families in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, local health authorities said on Sunday, as mediators hosted a new round of talks between Israel and Hamas.