An estimated 14,000 babies could die without essential aid according to the U.N. as Israel military operations intensify.

In our news wrap Tuesday, the UN says no aid has reached Palestinians two days after Israel ended its three-month blockade, the FDA is changing the way it approves annual COVID-19 vaccines, the World Health Organization approved an agreement on how to handle future pandemics and New Orleans police arrested a maintenance worker at the jail where 10 inmates pulled off a daring escape.

U.K., France and Canada condemn Israel's Gaza operations, urging a ceasefire and more aid. Israeli U.N. Ambassador Danny Danon defends actions and demands hostage release.

A U.S.-backed organization aims to start work in the Gaza Strip by the end of May overseeing a new model of aid distribution in the Palestinian enclave, but the United Nations says the plan is not impartial or neutral,

Israel has agreed to allow some food into Gaza before a newly approved mechanism for aid deliveries is up and running later this month, the head of the newly established Gaza Humanitarian Foundation told CNN.

The United Nations’ humanitarian chief has defended using the term “genocide” to describe what aid workers are trying to prevent in Gaza.