At least one employee of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees is among the injured, according to AFP. The Hamas Ministry of Health in the Palestinian territory indicated for its part that four people had been killed in the “bombing” of the warehouse.

The international community is seeking to diversify routes to deliver vital aid to the population of Gaza. A first boat loaded with 200 tonnes of food left the Cypriot port of Larnaca on Tuesday, using a corridor set up by the EU and several countries.