The European Union is seeking ways to put pressure on Israel to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza, its top diplomat said, as member states weighed action against Israel over what they see as potential human rights violations.

The UN rights office said Friday that at least 798 people have been killed in the Gaza Strip since the end of May in incidents at or near humanitarian aid distribution centres and convoys. Of those, 615 deaths were recorded around distribution hubs operated by the controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF),