This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

I'm Nick Miles and in the early hours of Thursday, the 17th of October,

these are our main stories.

The United States says it's closely monitoring Israel to ensure that enough aid is allowed

through to civilians in northern Gaza.

Lebanon has accused Israel of deliberately targeting local officials in its latest wave of deadly airstrikes.

Canada says India has made a horrific mistake by aggressively interfering in its sovereignty.

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Aid agencies say it's nowhere near enough but after two weeks when the UN

says there was no aid delivered to Northern Gaza at all Israel says 50 trucks

carrying food and other essentials have entered the territory.

There's been intense diplomatic pressure on Israel this week to allow more aid into Gaza from its key

backer, America.

It came in the form of a letter that was sent to Israel

four days ago, threatening to withhold military aid. Addressing the Security Council on Wednesday,

the US Ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas Greenfield, warned Israel not to make the

humanitarian situation in Gaza worse.

Food and supplies must be surged into Gaza immediately, and there must be

a surge into Gaza immediately. And there must be humanitarian pauses across Gaza

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