180,000 displaced in Gaza

• US-backed aid group begins Gaza operations
• Israeli attacks no longer justifiable as battle against Hamas: Germany

A renewed Israeli military offensive has forcibly displaced almost 180,000 people in just 10 days through to May 25, the International Organization for Migration said yesterday.

The statement on behalf of the Global Camp Coordination and Camp Management Cluster expressed deep alarm and denounced direct attacks on shelters, which it said had become "common".

A UN spokesperson said that the work of a US-backed private humanitarian organisation tasked with distributing aid in Gaza is a distraction from what is needed such as the opening of crossing points,

"We do not participate in this modality for the reasons given. It is a distraction from what is actually needed (...)," said Jens Laerke, spokesperson for the UN humanitarian office (OCHA), calling for the reopening of all crossings into Gaza and more Israeli approvals for emergency supplies.

Meanwhile, medical sources told Al Jazeera that dozens of people killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza since early yesterday.

Close ally Germany said Israel's recent attacks in Gaza were inflicting a toll on civilians that could no longer be justified as a fight against Hamas.

Germany and Finland yesterday called for nations to "put pressure" on Israel to allow urgently-needed humanitarian aid into Gaza.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said humanitarian aid must be allowed into Gaza "immediately", reports AFP.

"We must put pressure on Israel to ensure the aid truly reaches its target. But it is also crucial that Hamas must not prevent humanitarian aid from arriving," he told reporters alongside Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo in Finland.