T he announcement was an admission of failure. On July 26th the Israel Defence Forces ( IDF) said that it would parachute food into Gaza and implement daily “humanitarian pauses” in parts of the still depopulated areas of the devastated strip, allowing international aid organisations to bring in convoys.

The world’s leading authority on hunger said that a ‘worst-case scenario of famine’ was developing in Gaza, though stopped short of a formal famine declaration. NBC News’ Matt Bradley reports.

US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff has begun talks in Israel, first meeting with right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to the leader's office. Israeli media reported their discussion on Thursday focused on the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip,

President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff will travel to Israel on Thursday to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, one source familiar with the move and one senior White House official

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff is heading to Israel to assess the state of humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip as reports of widespread starvation have invigorated demands for an immediate ceasefire.