The Palestinian group Hamas said it considers Israel’s airdrop operations and limited humanitarian corridors in Gaza a “symbolic, deceptive move aimed at whitewashing its image before the world”.

Earlier, aid agencies criticised Israel's airdrop plan arguing it would deliver very little and and endanger civilian lives.

Israel's military announced that airdrops of aid would begin Saturday night in Gaza, and humanitarian corridors will be established for United Nations convoys, after increasing accounts of starvation-related deaths.