The breakdown comes at a critical time amid reports of mass starvation in Gaza, while President Macron says France will officially recognise Palestine as a state.

Efforts to secure a ceasefire in Gaza have hit another stumbling block, as both the United States and Israel recalled their negotiating teams from talks, citing a lack of progress and accusing Hamas of failing to engage seriously.

UN accuses Israel of not creating conditions to enable safe delivery of aid; IDF announces Hamas official who helped smuggle arms at Rafah crossing killed in strike

America and Israel are seeking ‘alternatives’ to negotiating with Hamas. ‘There’s enough food in Hamas’s warehouses to feed everybody in Gaza, but

WASHINGTON (TNND) — The United States has decided to end Gaza ceasefire talks in Qatar early due to Hamas showing "a lack of desire to reach a ceasefire in Gaza," according to President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday said he will hold emergency talks with France and Germany on Gaza, as he condemned the 'suffering

Israeli President Isaac Herzog has visited IDF soldiers in the Gaza Strip, rejecting accusations that Israel is responsible for a humanitarian crisis in the region. "We are acting here according to international law. We are providing humanitarian aid according to international law," Herzog tells reservists from Battalion 969.

The Prime Minister has said he will hold emergency talks with France and Germany on the situation in Gaza, as he claims "'we are witnessing a humanitarian catastrophe." Sir Keir Starmer has condemned the “suffering and starvation” unfolding there as “unspeakable and indefensible”.

Rachael Cummings, humanitarian director for Save The Children, speaks to Sky News as Foreign Secretary David Lammy promises £40m for humanitarian assistance in Gaza.