Major aid organisations band together to demand access to Gaza

A dozen major international aid organisations including Save The Children put out a plea to the Israeli government on Friday: Let us do our jobs in Gaza.

"We have supplies. We have trained medical staff. We have expertise," the statement said.

"What we don't have is the access - or the guarantee by the Israeli authorities that our teams can safely do their jobs."

Israel closed all border crossings and reimposed a full siege on Gaza more than 50 days ago. No food, medicine, or clean water is allowed in.