JERUSALEM >> Israel sought to push back against its growing isolation over starvation in the Gaza Strip today by allowing some private businesses to restart importing goods into the enclave, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu weighed the next steps in the nearly two-year war against Hamas.

Israel has faced growing international condemnation over the conditions in Gaza, where more than 1 in 3 people are not eating for days in a row, according to the U.N.’s World Food Program. Many aid agencies and countries, including some of Israel’s traditional allies, blame Israeli policies for the hunger crisis.

In recent weeks, Israeli officials have tried to show they are making efforts to allow aid into Gaza, pausing fighting in some areas and designating secure routes for convoys.

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