Israel has reopened the Zikim Crossing in northern Gaza to allow humanitarian aid trucks into the Palestinian territory, COGAT, the Israeli military's arm that oversees aid flows, said.
UN aid agencies have been calling for the reopening of the crossing for more aid to flow into the devastated northern part of Gaza, especially after last month's Israel-Hamas ceasefire.
The UN humanitarian office (OCHA) said that the crossing was shut on 12 September and no aid groups have been able to import supplies since.
Some humanitarian aid was allowed into northern Gaza through the south, but more was needed as the northern Gaza City and surrounding areas were officially suffering from famine, a global hunger monitor had said a month earlier.
A COGAT statement said the crossing opened "in accordance with a directive of the political echelon."
"The aid will be transferred by the UN and international organisations following thorough security inspections by the Land Crossings Authority of the Ministry of Defence," it added.
Separately, Israel's defence minister said he planned to close publicly funded Army Radio in what he described as an attempt to preserve the military’s non partisan character, but the decision was denounced by the station's chief as a blow to press freedom.
Israel Katz said in a statement he would soon submit a proposal to the government to close the station, which is editorially independent, and he expected it to end its broadcasts by 1 March 2026.
Army Radio's chief, Tal Lev Ram, said the move was unexpected and not a professional process that prioritised the interests of soldiers.
"We see this as a real, regrettable, and dramatic blow to the people's army, to Israeli society, and to freedom of the press in a democratic state," he said in a statement.
"I intend to fight this grave decision by every means," he said.
Army Radio is among two state-funded news outlets in Israel, the other being the public broadcaster KAN which operates a television news channel and several radio news stations.
Both are editorially independent of the government.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government has been critical of Army Radio and KAN, sometimes accusing it of being biased against state institutions.
Mr Katz said Army Radio had aired many opinions attacking the military and soldiers. The station is staffed by both soldiers and civilians and is widely popular among the Israeli public
The government has sought to privatise KAN, a move that some critics say is because KAN is critical of the government.
Israeli Opposition Leader Yair Lapid on X condemned the decision to close Army Radio, saying it was driven by "an anxious government that fears criticism". He accused the government of trying to "change the rules of the game" ahead of next year's election.
Israel's journalist union said that it would fight to overturn Mr Katz's "harmful" decision.
It was not immediately clear when Katz would submit the proposal to the entire government.
Public opinion polls frequently show that Mr Netanyahu's coalition, the most right-wing in Israel's history, would not win enough seats to form a government if an election were held today.
