"We need to do some serious rethinking," a visibly frustrated Secretary of State Marco Rubio told a group of hostage families on Friday after the latest round of Gaza talks broke down, two people who attended the meeting tell Axios.

The United States cutting short Gaza ceasefire talks this week plunges one of President Donald Trump’s pushes to solve global conflicts into new uncertainty. The derailing of talks to solve the 21-month Israel-Hamas war is the latest blow to Trump as several of his efforts to broker agreements for fraught conflicts and complex

Global leaders and international aid organizations have been issuing escalating warnings about famine in the war-torn region.

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.

The Sunday Times reports that Sir Keir Starmer will ask US President Donald Trump when they meet next week to help resume ceasefire negotiations in Gaza, after Israel and the US left talks last week.

The Israel Defense Forces announced a “tactical pause” in military activity today in some areas of Gaza, saying designated “secure routes” will also be set up to enable UN and aid agency convoys to deliver food and medicine across Gaza.

The Trump administration said Thursday it was leaving Gaza ceasefire talks, blaming Hamas for failing to engage in good faith. Steve Witkoff, now named President Trump’s special envoy for peace missions,