Now, Trump’s optimism seems to have vanished.

The United States cutting short Gaza ceasefire talks this week plunges one of President Donald Trump’s pushes to solve global conflicts into new uncertainty.

“While the mediators have made a great effort, Hamas does not appear to be coordinated or acting in good faith,” Witkoff said in a statement.

Yet Israel says hundreds of truckloads of aid are waiting at the border for the U.N. to distribute in Gaza.

In Gaza, nearly every conversation these days starts with the same question. When did you eat last?

Israel has denied responsibility and accuses Hamas of “engineering” food shortages.

Israel said on Friday that it would soon allow other countries to drop aid from the air into the Gaza Strip during a widening humanitarian crisis in which several children have died of malnutrition.