"Humanitarian partners suspended activities in the area due the ongoing threats of drone strikes," says UN agency for humanitarian affairs.
The hospital in the town of Shire where victims were taken reported at least 55 people dead and 126 injured, according to an official in Tigray's capital Mekele.
The ministry of justice said the Tigray detainees “were granted amnesty taking into consideration their age and health condition.”
The UN did not specify who carried out the strike but only that the Ethiopian government has air power in the area.
Lawmakers pass bill to set up 11-member commission but it will not engage with Tigray or Oromo rebels at this stage.
Addis Ababa says its military will remain in recently-liberated northern Amhara and Afar regions, adding the TPLF rebels have been hit hard and are no longer capable of "executing wishes."
UN suspends aid distribution after large quantities of supplies including items for malnourished children are looted from the warehouses of northern Kombolcha town.
Jeffrey Feltman is pursuing support for diplomacy as the first and the only option to achieve a cessation of hostilities in the African country, says Washington.
The announcement came after government forces recaptured several strategic towns near capital Addis Ababa, including the UNESCO World Heritage site of Lalibela.
Ethiopian forces recaptured Dessie and Kombolcha towns near the capital Addis Ababa, which had been taken by the Tigray rebels in October.
Ethiopian forces have reportedly taken back towns near Addis Ababa, including Shewa Robit, which were captures by the rebels last week.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says that the TPLF rebel group is nearly defeated as the Ethiopian forces make significant military gains.
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