A watchdog claims the U.K. warned of Hamas links in a Gaza aid program. The U.K. denies funds went to Hamas-run agencies, but critics call for greater transparency.

The embattled Israeli-backed aid group that began operating in Gaza earlier this week is not screening Palestinians at aid distribution sites, despite Israeli officials saying that additional security measures were a core reason for the creation of the new program.

With the U.S. announcing Israel has accepted a new proposal for a temporary ceasefire with Hamas, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip expressed their hope the war would come to an end, saying that death and starvation are spreading fast in the besieged enclave.

The longtime Democrat has emerged as an understated figure in the White House's efforts to end the war in Gaza.

Megha Vemuri called out MIT for having research ties with the Israeli army and "aiding and abetting" the country with its "assault on the Palestinian people."

Stefanik also called on the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation to review its program for "ideological and political bias."

As Hamas struggles to maintain control in Gaza, new aid mechanisms expose its governance failures, increasing public calls for an end to the war and for hostages' return.