The European Union is seeking updates from Israel on implementation of a new deal to deliver humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, the bloc's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Tuesday.

Netanyahu’s coalition has been trying to find a path forward on a new law. But his base is largely opposed to granting sweeping draft exemptions and a key lawmaker has stood in the way of giving the ultra-Orthodox a law they can get behind, prompting their exit.

Israel’s defense minister said he told the military to advance plans for what he called a “humanitarian city” built on the ruins of Rafah in southern Gaza, according to reports in Israeli media.

Belgium has approved visas for Rawan Alkatari’s husband and three children, but they remain stuck in the Strip.

Shahar Segal, who runs popular restaurants around the world, has left his role as a spokesman for the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation amid calls to boycott his businesses.