Israel will allow the United Nations to deliver larger amounts of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip starting Sunday, according to a senior UN official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the plans.

The ceasefire agreement reached Thursday between Israel and Hamas contains stipulations for an increase of aid into Gaza and the reopening of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt.

The UN has said about 170,000 metric tons of food, medicine and other aid supplies are staged and ready to be transported into the enclave.

A UN spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric, said it was negotiating with Israeli authorities to increase the volume and frequency of aid going into Gaza, and to open more crossings.

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