U.N. member nations voted overwhelmingly Thursday to demand an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the release of all hostages held by Hamas and unrestricted access for the delivery of desperately needed food to 2 million Palestinians.

The United Nations said on Thursday that there was a full internet blackout in the Gaza Strip, likely due to military activity damaging the last cable into the enclave, that has paralyzed aid operations.

Videos and images verified by NBC News piece together a picture of the deprivation and chaos of Gaza's hospitals.

The United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly for an immediate, unconditional ceasefire in Gaza, following a U.S. veto in the Security Council. The resolution also demands the release of hostages by Hamas and the withdrawal of Israeli forces.

An organization backed by Israel and the United States began distributing food packages in Gaza at the end of May, overseeing a new model of aid distribution which the United Nations rejects as inadequate,

The United Nations said on Monday that it has only been able to bring minimal flour into Gaza since Israel lifted an aid blockade three weeks ago and that has mostly been looted by armed gangs or taken by starving Palestinians.

Israel has deported Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, a day after seizing the Gaza-bound humanitarian aid ship on which she was sailing alongside 11 others. Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Thunberg flew out of Tel Aviv early on Tuesday, bound for Sweden via France, and released her photos on the flight.

Mahmoud Abbas gave assurances to President Emmanuel Macron of France, who has set conditions for possible recognition of a Palestinian state at a U.N. conference next week.