The UK has provided humanitarian aid to Gaza for $11.4 million.

The UK government has announced additional humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip amid Israeli plans to expand the offensive. This was reported on August 9 by Bloomberg, citing a statement from the United Kingdom's Foreign Ministry.

It is indicated that the British Foreign Office has allocated an additional £8.5 million ($11.4 million) to the UN fund established to supply food and water to the Palestinians.

"The humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza continues, and we urge Israel to reverse its decision to expand military operations," the agency quoted British International Development Secretary Jenny Chapman as saying.

It is noted that the funds promised by the UK are part of the country's budget of £101 million allocated for assistance to the Palestinian territories for the current fiscal year.

"It is unacceptable that so much aid is waiting at the border — the UK is ready to provide more [food] through our partners, and we demand that the Israeli government allow more aid to be delivered," concluded Jenny Chapman.

Total control: Israel has decided to occupy Gaza

Netanyahu's cabinet approved the plan after ten hours of consultations.

The press service of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported on August 6 that, as part of cooperation with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Jordan, Germany, Belgium and France, the Israeli military airlifted 107 humanitarian aid kits to the Gaza Strip.

On August 4, the Palestinian Ministry of Health announced an increase to 180 people in the number of deaths from hunger amid the blockade of the Gaza Strip. It was clarified that 93 children were among the dead. Later, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said that Israel's refusal to provide for the citizens of the Gaza Strip could be qualified as a crime against humanity.

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