Humanitarian aid was dropped into the Gaza Strip from the air for the second consecutive day on Monday, with some 20 pallets of food parachuted into the blockaded coastal area from Jordanian and Emirati aircraft,

Another 180 lorries carrying aid entered the Gaza Strip on Monday, according to Israel, after the country started letting in more basic supplies into the sealed-off Palestinian territory a day earlier.

The local pause in fighting came days after ceasefire efforts between Israel and Hamas appeared to be in doubt.