Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - Egyptian state-owned media, Al Qahera News TV Station, reported on Sunday that two fuel trucks carrying 107 tons of diesel will enter Gaza, months after Israel severely restricted aid access to the territory.

Citing a Reuters report, the Gaza Ministry of Health said the fuel shortage was severely disrupting hospital services. The fuel crisis forced doctors to focus solely on treating critically ill or injured patients. However, there was no immediate confirmation that the fuel trucks had actually entered Gaza.

Fuel deliveries have been extremely rare since March, when Israel restricted the flow of aid and goods to the area. Israel claims it did so to pressure Hamas militants to release the hostages they captured in the October 2023 attack on Israel.

Gaza's Health Ministry said on Sunday that six more people died of starvation and malnutrition in the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll from those causes to 175, including 93 children, since the war began.

In response to international condemnation of the famine in Gaza, Israel announced it would ease aid access, including halting fighting for part of the day in some areas. Israel also approved airlifts and announced protected routes for aid convoys.

Several UN agencies have stated that airlifted food aid is insufficient to feed all Gaza residents. They have also urged Israel to allow more aid deliveries by land and to open access to the war-torn territory, where famine has spread.

The Hamas-run Gaza government media office said on Sunday that nearly 1,600 aid trucks had arrived since Israel eased restrictions in late July. However, witnesses and Hamas sources said many of the trucks had been looted by desperate refugees and armed gangs.

Local Palestinian health authorities said at least 18 people were killed by Israeli gunfire and airstrikes on Sunday. The casualties included people attempting to reach aid distribution points in southern and central Gaza, Palestinian medics said.