Gaza side of border, COGAT says, blaming UN bottleneck; offical says 'we have not identified starvation,' Hamas exploiting humanitarian situation to pressure hostage talks

CAIRO (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday his government was considering “alternative options” to ceasefire talks with Hamas after Israel and the U.S. recalled their negotiating teams, throwing the future of the negotiations into further uncertainty.

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola says aid must never be used as political currency and insists that both Palestinian and Israeli lives must be protected.

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PM speaks at the state memorial ceremony for Ze'ev Jabotinsky at Mount Herzl and says: 'If Hamas perceives our willingness to reach a deal as weakness, as an opportunity to dictate surrender terms that would endanger the State of Israel — they are making a big mistake.

"We will now consider alternative options to bring the hostages home," said US envoy Steve Witkoff. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

As Israeli forces issue new evacuation orders in Gaza, civil defence workers say Israeli fire has killed at least 93 Palestinians over the past day. Health authorities in Gaza say 18 Palestinian people died of starvation on Sunday,

Tens of thousands urge deal to end war in weekly protests, as ceasefire talks with Hamas appear to falter; bereaved mother says 'this war has long since lost its purpose'

The unspoken and unspeakable tragedy of Gaza is Hamas’s cruel and perverted strategy to get as many Palestinians killed as possible in order to win the world's sympathy.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) criticized President Trump over his handling of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, calling for an immediate ceasefire, increased aid to the war-torn enclave and the release of all remaining hostages held by the Palestinian militant group.