In a joint statement the countries call for an end to the war and the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza.

The foreign ministers of 25 Western nations have slammed Israel for “drip feeding” aid into the Gaza Strip, as the health ministry in the territory said that more than 1,000 people have been killed seeking humanitarian relief there since late May.

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand and 24 of her counterparts abroad have signed a joint statement saying "the war in Gaza must end now," while calling on Israel to stop displacing Palestinians.

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli ground troops for the first time Monday pushed into areas of a central Gaza city where several aid groups are based, in what appeared to be the latest effort to carve up the Palestinian territory with military corridors.

Twenty-five countries including Britain, Japan and a host of European nations issued a joint statement on Monday saying the war in Gaza “must end now” — the latest sign of allies' sharpening language as Israel's isolation deepens.

Gaza has experienced its deadliest day in over 21 months of conflict, with at least 85 Palestinians killed while seeking aid, according to Gaza's Health Ministry.

Israel Defense Forces pushed into a central Gaza city on Monday for the first time since the war with Hamas began.

It is one of the highest reported death tolls among repeated recent cases in which people have been killed while looking for aid.