A flotilla bound for Gaza carrying aid and pro-Palestinian activists set sail Monday from Tunisia after repeated delays, aiming to break Israel's blockade and establish a humanitarian corridor to the Palestinian territory.

Organisers of a Gaza-bound flotilla carrying aid and pro-Palestinian activists said late Tuesday that another of their boats had been struck in a suspected drone attack off Tunisia's coast.

"Secretary of State Marco Rubio is denying and revoking visas from members of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Palestinian Authority (PA) ahead of the upcoming United Nations General Assembly," the State Department said in a statement.

Iran’s supreme leader said the current situation with the United States was “unsolvable” and that Tehran would never bow to pressure to obey Washington, amid a standoff with Western powers over its nuclear program, state media reported on Sunday.

Israel said it has carried out airstrikes in Yemen, hitting a military compound that houses the presidential palace, in response to Houthi missile attacks.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said Israel would let Palestinians leave the Gaza Strip, as the military prepares a broader offensive in the territory.

Qatari broadcaster Al Jazeera said on Sunday that five of its journalists were killed in an Israeli strike, including a prominent reporter.

The push echoes calls from nations that already endorse statehood, such as Russia, and say a two-state solution is the only way to end the Gaza war

Iran said Tuesday it had not interfered in negotiations aimed at securing a ceasefire in Gaza, after US President Donald Trump claimed Tehran had issued "orders" to Palestinian group Hamas.

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have threatened to attack all commercial vessels connected to Israeli ports, regardless of their country of origin.

Israeli Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu has said Israel should not be concerned about hunger in Gaza, drawing condemnation from across the political spectrum.

AP, Reuters, AFP, and BBC say staff in the enclave are running out of food amid an Israeli blockade