This account is based on voice and text messages, as well as videos and photos, sent to The Post over six days last week by surgeon Bakr Abu Safeya in Jabalya.

Israeli soldiers sit in a military vehicle near trucks carrying humanitarian aid that wait before making their way to the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, at Erez Crossing in southern Israel,

The first aid in two weeks was allowed into northern Gaza following the letter, but the UN's acting humanitarian chief Joyce Msuya described it as a “trickle”. In the letter sent on Sunday, the US expressed deep concern at the humanitarian situation and said Israeli actions had contributed to it.

Israel has been on the receiving end of scathing criticism from European leaders who are trying to restrain the Jewish state from pressing on with its wars in Gaza and southern Lebanon.

Israel says strikes are targeting a Lebanese financial institution that "directly funds Hezbollah's terror," as thousands of civilians flee their homes.

The Israeli military hit bank branches across Lebanon overnight to target Hezbollah‘s finances, expanding its offensive in an assault that sparked panic as the United States launched a new push for a diplomatic solution to the intensifying regional conflict.