The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees says it is halting aid deliveries through the main cargo crossing into Gaza because of the threat of armed gangs who have looted recent convoys.

At least 200 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes on northern Gaza Saturday, according to local health officials, as the United Nations said it would pause aid deliveries through the enclave’s main crossing after more of its trucks were stolen.

Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) -Israeli military strikes killed at least 15 Palestinians in Gaza on Sunday, medics said, as Israeli forces kept up bombardments across the enclave and blew up houses on its northern edge.

The release of a Hamas video showing 20-year-old American hostage Edan Alexander is sparking new calls for Israel and Hamas to reach a ceasefire in Gaza. NBC News' Hala Gorani reports from Jerusalem.

As an uneasy truce between Israel and Hezbollah offers the Lebanese a desperately needed reprieve, Palestinians in Gaza feel abandoned, even as the US pushes for a renewed effort to end the fighting in the enclave.

Plus, the FBI is investigating bomb threats targeting several Connecticut Democrats following a week of swatting aimed at President-elect Trump's planned adminisration.

For many across the Middle East, the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire came as a relief: the first major sign of progress in the region since war began more than a year ago.