Top Trump administration officials will travel into the Gaza Strip on Friday to inspect food distribution amid international outrage over increasing deaths from starvation and criticism that U.S. efforts to distribute food are contributing to suffering and death.

President Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff is visiting Israel today to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Middle East Director for the International Communities Organization Gershon Baskin joins Ana Cabrera to share how Israelis view the situation and why only Trump can influence Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to end the war.

Donald Trump is sending his Middle East envoy into Gaza to observe the “dire situation on the ground”. Steve Witkoff, the US special envoy to the Middle East, and Mike Huckabee, the US ambassador to Israel,

A Gaza civil defence spokesperson told the AFP news agency that Israeli fire wounded around 300 more people. Israel said details of the incident "are still being examined". The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said they fired "warning shots" after Gazans gathered around aid trucks 3km southwest of the Zikim crossing,

At least 48 Palestinians were killed and dozens were wounded on Wednesday while waiting for food at a crossing in the Gaza Strip, according to a local hospital that received the casualties. The latest violence around aid distribution came as the U.