President Trump insisted Thursday that the fastest way to end the humanitarian crisis in Gaza was for Hamas to finally agree to a ceasefire with Israel. “The fastest way to end the

The worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza is testing President Trump‘s Middle East policy, as the president faces pressure from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle and the international community amid reports of famine in the besieged enclave.

President Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in Israel and is expected to visit Gaza, where the death toll among Palestinians waiting for aid continues to climb.

The ministry says two more people have died of malnutrition, bringing the number of hunger related deaths since the start of the war to 159.

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday in a bid to salvage Gaza truce talks and tackle a humanitarian crisis in the enclave, where a global hunger monitor has warned that famine is unfolding.

U.S. President Donald Trump believes that recognizing Palestinian statehood would be rewarding the militant group Hamas and he does not intend to do that, a White House official said on Wednesday, after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced his country's decision on the issue.