LIVE. War in the Gaza Strip: Berlin calls on Israel to continue delivering humanitarian aid despite the publication of shocking videos of Israeli hostages

Berlin called on Israel on Sunday, August 3, to continue delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza and not to "respond to Hamas's cynicism," despite the publication of shocking videos of Israeli hostages . In an interview with the daily Bild , German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he was "horrified" by these three videos showing two emaciated Israeli hostages, one of whom also has German nationality. Follow our live feed.

Four tons of food were airdropped by France. A third humanitarian aid drop , including four tons of food, was successfully carried out on Sunday by French soldiers to the Gaza Strip, according to a franceinfo reporter on one of the planes that took part in the drop. France announced that it plans to deliver 40 tons of food, the equivalent of two humanitarian trucks. The first food aid drop took place on Friday, and a second was conducted the following day.

A shower of condemnations. After Hamas published videos showing two hostages , Rom Braslavski and Evyatar David , severely weakened , Emmanuel Macron denounced on X on Sunday " abject cruelty, limitless inhumanity" from the Islamist group in the face of " unbearable images" . Before him, the head of European Union diplomacy, Kaja Kallas, deplored on X "appalling images of Israeli hostages which bear witness to the barbarity of Hamas".

Palestinian Red Crescent employee killed by Israeli strike. The organization announced on X on Sunday that an Israeli military strike on its headquarters in Khan Younis, in the Gaza Strip, killed one of its employees and wounded three others. The first floor of the building caught fire, the Palestinian Red Crescent added.

At least 32 dead Saturday in the Palestinian enclave. Israeli gunfire and shelling killed 32 Palestinians on Saturday, including 14 who were waiting for aid, according to the Gaza Civil Defense. For its part, the Israeli army announced that it had killed a mid-ranking commander of Hamas's armed wing in Gaza.