Mediators have been shuttling between Israeli and Hamas negotiators since July 6 as they scramble to end nearly two years of war in Gaza where fears of mass starvation are growing. Through 21 months of fighting both sides have clung to long-held positions preventing two short-lived truces being converted into a lasting ceasefire.

Israel’s President Isaac Herzog visited the Gaza strip on Wednesday and told soldiers that there were “intensive negotiations” about returning the hostages in Gaza, adding that he hopes that they will soon “hear good news”.

The humanitarian crisis in Gaza has reached a critical point as starvation claims the lives of many, including children. With food and baby formula supplies critically low, the death toll is rising. Despite Israel's claims of facilitating aid,

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The evacuation order has cut off the coastal area of Al Mawasi, where thousands of Palestinians are living in tents, from the city to the rest of central Gaza, where most humanitarian organizations in the Strip are headquartered, according to a visual analysis by ABC News.

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Since May -- when the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation picked up the lion's share of food distribution in Gaza -- nearly 1,000 people have been killed. Elizabeth Palmer reports.

The head of Gaza's largest hospital on Tuesday said 21 children have died due to malnutrition and starvation in the Palestinian territory in the past three days, amid a devastating assault by Israeli forces.