Famine looms in Gaza and strikes kill at least 30 Palestinians, but EU states remain divided over how to tackle Israel.

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert warned that the proposed “humanitarian city” in Gaza would amount to a concentration camp and risk ethnic cleansing. The plan, pushed by Defence Minister Israel Katz, has sparked fierce criticism and threatens to derail Israel-Hamas truce efforts.

Malnutrition rates among children in the Gaza Strip have doubled since Israel imposed sharp restrictions on the entry of food in March, the UN said on Tuesday, 15 July. New Israeli strikes killed more than 90 Palestinians, including dozens of women and children, according to health officials.