A stabbing in the Israeli city of Haifa on Monday left one person and the attacker dead, authorities said, in the first such fatal attack since the Gaza ceasefire began in January.

The attack came one day after Israel blocked aid to the Gaza Strip during an impasse over extending the truce in the Palestinian territory.

The six-week first phase of the truce ended at the weekend.

It had enabled the entry of vital food, shelter and medical assistance to Gaza.