Former Israeli official proposes a two-pronged strategy to free hostages from Hamas, suggesting local talks and humanitarian zones to separate Gazans.

As Israel has announced steps to increase humanitarian aid in Gaza, former hostage Iair Horn knows firsthand the impact of aid.

Arab nations — including Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Egypt — joined calls Tuesday for Hamas to disarm and give up its grip on Gaza to end the 21-month war.

Hamas issued a scathing statement in which it rejected U.S. criticism of its handling of negotiations aimed at ending the nearly two-year-long war in Gaza.

The foreign minister added that several European countries today have "a huge Muslim population" that affects government policies, but this wouldn't allow Israel to "commit suicide. " Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar on Tuesday said that “more than one European foreign minister” has told him that signing the letter condemning Israel’s war in Gaza was a mistake,

Another breakdown of negotiations shows neither side is ready for the 21-month war to end. A deadly hunger crisis is taking hold.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Support for Israel’s military action in Gaza has declined substantially among U.S. adults, with only about one-third approving, according to a new Gallup poll — a drop from the beginning of the war with Hamas, when about half of Americans approved of Israel’s operation.

We’re going to be dealing with Israel, and we think they can do a good job of it,” President Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One as he returned from a trip to Scotland, without offering much detail.