The European Union is seeking updates and more action from Israel on implementing a new deal to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza.

Famine looms in Gaza and strikes kill at least 30 Palestinians, but EU states remain divided over how to tackle Israel.

Egypt's foreign minister said on Monday that the flow of aid into Gaza has not increased despite an agreement last week between Israel and the European Union that should have had that result.

Amnesty International issued a report Thursday claiming a controversial Israeli- and U.S.-backed system to distribute aid in Gaza uses starvation tactics against Palestinians to continue to commit genocide in the Gaza Strip during Israel's war with Hamas.

Smalls, who was born and raised in Hackensack, garnered national attention after founding the Amazon Labor Union and organizing labor strikes to call attention to working conditions at Amazon. He departed Siracusa, Italy, on July 13, on the Handala boat bound for Gaza, organized by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition.

Aid organizations say they aren't getting enough food, water and medicine into Gaza. Overcrowding and a lack of physical security for relief workers are also major concerns, they say.

Aid has served as a wedge against Hamas, and enabled Israel to shirk its obligations under international law to provide for the needs of the occupied population. Opinion: Humanitarian aid in Gaza ...

Last month, Israel had pledged to increase the aid it allowed into Gaza after the killing of seven World Central Kitchen workers in an attack by Israeli forces drew international outrage.

Details of the deal remain unclear, but EU officials have rejected any cooperation with the Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Fund over ethical and safety concerns. Opening more border crossings and allowing more aid trucks into Gaza is the priority, but officials say eventually they’d like to set up a monitoring station at Kerem Shalom crossing.