Gazans wait desperately for vital supplies after Israel said it let in dozens of UN trucks but faced mounting international pressure to increase the aid flow and abandon its intensified military campaign.

Israel said 93 trucks had entered Gaza yesterday but faced accusations the amount fell far short of what was required. The United Nations said the aid had been held up.

Umm Talal Al-Masri, 53, a displaced Palestinian living in an area of Gaza City, described the situation as “unbearable”. “No one is distributing anything to us. Everyone is waiting for aid, but we haven’t received anything,” she told AFP.

“We’re grinding lentils and pasta to make some loaves of bread, and we barely manage to prepare one meal a day.”