Israel - Gaza War

Sweden has initiated talks with Israel's foreign ministry, as well as several European Union member states, to push for more humanitarian access to Gaza. 

Israel has faced calls from global leaders and international organizations to allow more aid into Gaza, where at least 20 people, including children, have died due to malnutrition and dehydration since the war began.

The United Nations said that almost 40 percent of aid missions it coordinated in Gaza last month were denied or impeded by Israel. 

And In response to the deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will travel to Cyprus this week to discuss creating a maritime aid corridor to the enclave. 

South Africa has also submitted an urgent request to the International Court of Justice to ask for additional emergency measures against Israel, "particularly the situation of widespread starvation.