By Michelle Nichols

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The United Nations food aid agency needs quick approvals by Israel for its trucks to move into Gaza if it is to take advantage of Israel's planned humanitarian pauses in fighting, a senior World Food Programme official said on Sunday.

Facing growing global condemnation as the World Health Organization said mass starvation had taken hold in Gaza, Israel said on Sunday it would halt military operations for 10 hours a day in parts of the enclave and allow new aid corridors.

"We need not just words, but we need action there. We need to have really fast clearances and approvals," Ross Smith, WFP director of emergencies, told Reuters on Sunday. "If the waiting times are going to continue to be 10 hours, then we won't be able to take........

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