Famine fears and the new death toll are grim milestones in a conflict that began almost two years ago when Hamas attacked Israel.

President Donald Trump has long had a keen sense of the power of imagery, and pictures of children starving in Gaza are motivating him to redouble U.S. humanitarian aid efforts there

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has blamed Hamas for recent failures to agree a hostage deal in Gaza. It comes as the UK says it will recognise the state of Palestine in September unless Israel acts to end the famine.

A s international pressure to deliver more food aid to Gaza builds, the Kingdom of Jordan is "continuing to request assistance in the form of pledges to contribute aircraft, supplies, humanitarian aid,

Plus, some Republican lawmakers are pushing for legislation to end "weather modification," pushing a fringe theory that humans are controlling the weather into the mainstream.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the U.K. will recognize Palestine as a state at the U.N. General Assembly in September unless Israel takes several steps to work towards peace in Gaza.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has blamed Hamas for recent failures to agree a hostage deal in Gaza. It comes as the UK says it will recognise the state of Palestine in September unless Israel acts to end the famine.

Since the resumption of aid entry, more than 5,000 trucks of humanitarian aid have been transferred to Gaza. The Egyptian border opened on Monday morning for the first time in several months, allowing dozens of trucks carrying humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip to cross into the Kerem Shalom crossing,

The local pause in fighting came days after ceasefire efforts between Israel and Hamas appeared to be in doubt.