While bombing raids may be a distant and difficult concept for populations in relatively safe corners of the world to comprehend, the scenes of children jostling and screaming in fear and desperation for whatever morsels of food are available have hit home.

The U.K., France and Canada, close allies of Israel, called the aid “wholly inadequate” and threatened “concrete actions," including sanctions, over Israel's actions in Gaza and the occupied West Ban...

But some close allies say his decision is not enough.

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that Israel would control all of the Gaza Strip and prevent Hamas from looting aid. The prime minister made his remarks as the Israeli military started in earnest a large-scale operation,

Israel carried out a massive operation earlier in the war that left much of the area in ruins.