One source said it is seen as an unrealistic option because airdrops would not come close to meeting the needs of 2.1 million Palestinians.

President Trump is making plans for the US to take over humanitarian aid distribution in Gaza as famine looms over the Palestinian enclave.

As global concern over the crisis in Gaza intensifies, Steve Witkoff, Trump's special envoy to the Middle East, visited an aid distribution site in the enclave.

Meanwhile Netanyahu says he will ‘allow’ Palestinians to leave Gaza and other countries should ‘open their doors’

Israel is in talks with South Sudan about the possibility of resettling Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to the East African country, six people familiar with the discussions confirmed to the Associated Press in a report on Tuesday night.