Food supplies dwindling in Gaza as Israel pressures Hamas to release hostages

President Trump is vowing there will be "hell to pay" if Hamas doesn't release the remaining hostages. Israel is applying pressure as well by blocking aid convoys of food and medical supplies from entering the war-torn strip to force an extension of the first phase of the ceasefire deal. Debora Patta reports on the dwindling food supply.

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As Israel cuts off food and supplies to Gaza, aid groups say they are scrambling

Three days into Israel's Gaza aid freeze, one aid group says a resumption is imperative: "With humanitarian needs sky high, more aid access is required, not less."
CBS News - 19h
Israel blocks Gaza aid to pressure Hamas to extend ceasefire

Over the weekend Israel blocked aid from entering Gaza, demanding Hamas accept the terms of what it called a U.S. proposal to extend the fragile Gaza ceasefire agreement. CBS News foreign ...
CBS News - 3d
Israel prepares Gaza ‘hell plan’ to pile pressure on Hamas – reports

Israel may cut off electricity to try to secure more hostage releases, as both sides prepare for war to restart. The Israeli government is reportedly planning to ratchet up its blockade on Gaza as ...
The Guardian - 3d
Israel cut off food and supplies to Gaza. Aid groups scrambling. What's happening?

Israel’s cutoff of food, fuel, medicine and other supplies to Gaza’s 2 million people has sent prices soaring and humanitarian groups into overdrive, trying to distribute dwindling stocks to the ...
ABC News - 1d
Israel says slain Israeli mother was not among hostage remains released by Hamas

Hamas plans to release six more Israeli hostages this week, and in turn, Israel will return and release 600 Palestinian prisoners. The latest swap is part of the ceasefire deal, which is still ...
CBS News - Feb. 21
Hamas hands over six hostages but Israel suspends release of 600 Palestinians

Ceasefire in jeopardy as Israel says it will wait ‘until release of next hostages is guaranteed’ and Hamas scraps ‘degrading’ handover ceremonies. Hamas released six Israeli hostages on Saturday, ...
The Guardian - Feb. 22
Israel Delays Prisoner Release After Hamas Frees 6 Hostages

Israel was supposed to release 620 Palestinian prisoners soon after the hostages were handed over. Officials gave no reason for the delay.
The New York Times - Feb. 23
Israel delays prisoner release after Hamas frees six hostages

Yahoo News - Feb. 23
Hamas Frees 6 Hostages as Israel Delays Palestinian Prisoner Release

The six Israelis were the last living captives set to be released in the first phase of the cease-fire. The agreement, strained for weeks, has an uncertain future.
The New York Times - Feb. 23
Hamas says no Gaza ceasefire talks unless Israel releases prisoners

Israel postponed the release of 600 Palestinians, accusing Hamas of "humiliating" hostage handovers.
BBC News - Feb. 24
Middle East crisis live: Hamas releases six hostages but Israel delays release of 600 Palestinians

Hisham al-Sayed, Tal Shoham, Avera Mengistu, Eliya Cohen, Omer Shem Tov and Omer Wenkert have now been released. A masked militant has sat down at a table on the stage with a Red Cross ...
The Guardian - Feb. 22
Israel cuts off Gaza aid to pressure Hamas to accept deal extending ceasefire

Hundreds of aid trucks have entered Gaza daily since the ceasefire began on Jan. 19, and it was unclear what the immediate impact of the aid cutoff would be.
CBS News - 4d
Israel criticized after it bars Gaza aid to pressure Hamas to accept a new ceasefire proposal

Israel faced sharp criticism as it stopped the entry of all food and other supplies into Gaza on Sunday and warned of “additional consequences” for Hamas if a fragile ceasefire isn’t extended.
NBC News - 3d
Hamas releases bodies of 4 hostages as first phase of Gaza ceasefire nears end

In the final exchange of the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire, Hamas released the bodies of four hostages and Israel released hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. The six-week first phase ends on ...
CBS News - Feb. 27
Hostages released by Hamas reunite with their families

Israeli hostages Tal Shoham, Omer Shem Tov, Omer Wenkert and Eliya Cohen were kidnapped by Hamas during the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks and among six hostages released in the final exchange of the first ...
NBC News - Feb. 22
Israel releases over 600 Palestinian prisoners as Hamas returns bodies of four hostages

Gaza ceasefire appears to hold after four-day breach, as Israel says three of four bodies identified as of Thursday morning. See all our Middle East coverage Hamas has handed over the bodies ...
The Guardian - Feb. 27
Israel says it is stopping the entry of all aid and supplies into the Gaza Strip

Israel said Sunday it is stopping the entry of all goods and supplies into the Gaza Strip
ABC News - 4d
Israel cuts off humanitarian supplies to Gaza as it seeks to change ceasefire deal

Netanyahu wants Hamas to allow for release of hostages without troop withdrawal, in plan Israel says came from US. Israel has cut off humanitarian supplies to Gaza in an effort to pressure Hamas ...
The Guardian - 4d
Israel has cut off all supplies to Gaza. Here's what that means

Israel has cut off the entry of all food and other goods into Gaza in an echo of the siege it imposed in the earliest days of its war with Hamas
ABC News - 4d
Six hostages released in Gaza as hundreds of Palestinians to be freed

Yahoo News - Feb. 22
Hamas Releases Bodies of 4 Israeli Hostages

Hamas said it handed over four hostages to Israel in a display a senior U.N. official called “abhorrent and cruel.” Israel later said only three bodies belonged to captives.
The New York Times - Feb. 21
Hamas releases six Israeli hostages as ceasefire holds

Six living hostages — including two who were held in Gaza for a decade — were released by Hamas Saturday.
CBS News - Feb. 22
Trump says it is ‘over’ for Hamas unless hostages are released

US president says Washington will send ‘Israel everything it needs to finish the job’ in Gaza
Financial Times - 22h
US holds talks with Hamas for release of American hostages

In a policy shift, the White House has confirmed that for the first time ever, the United States is in direct talks with Hamas, negotiating for the release of American hostages in Gaza. The move is ...
NBC News - 8h
Hamas hostages: Stories of the people taken from Israel

Yahoo News - Feb. 22
Thursday Briefing: An Israel-Hamas Hostage Exchange

Plus, the female gaze behind the camera.
The New York Times - Feb. 26
Israel and Hamas Exchange Prisoners and Hostage Remains

The militant group turned over four coffins it said contained the bodies of Israeli captives, and Israel began releasing Palestinian prisoners.
The New York Times - 6d
Gaza food prices spike and aid scarce after Israel halts deliveries

The UN says at least 80 community kitchens may run out of stock, and remaining food rations will soon run dry.
BBC News - 1d
Israel says body released by Hamas was not Shiri Bibas

The Israeli military says the body released by Hamas was not that of Shiri Bibas as they claimed. “No match was found for the fourth body,” they say, describing it as “anonymous and unidentified.” ...
NBC News - Feb. 21
Bodies of youngest Hamas hostages returned to Israel — but their mother wasn't, Israel says

Yahoo News - Feb. 21
Hamas hands over two more hostages to the Red Cross in Gaza

Yahoo News - Feb. 22
Hamas hands over more Gaza hostages as Shiri Bibas' body confirmed

Yahoo News - Feb. 22
Hamas hands over three more hostages to Red Cross in Gaza

Yahoo News - Feb. 22
Father of hostage still in Gaza accuses Netanyahu of ‘stalling’ Hamas deal

Yehuda Cohen says Israeli prime minister is refusing permanent ceasefire because ‘he wants to stay in power’. The father of an Israeli hostage has said Benjamin Netanyahu is “stalling” the deal ...
The Guardian - 3d
U.S., Hamas Hold Direct Talks Over Hostages in Gaza, Officials Say

The talks marked a significant departure from previous negotiations involving the United States and Hamas, which the U.S. government has for decades designated as a terrorist group.
The New York Times - 1d
U.S. and Hamas Hold Direct Talks on Hostages in Gaza, Officials Say

The talks marked a significant departure for the United States, which has generally refused to talk directly with groups Washington has designated as terrorist organizations.
The New York Times - 15h
Shiri Bibas' body confirmed as release of more Gaza hostages planned

Yahoo News - Feb. 22
Mourners bury one of the last hostages released from Gaza

Mourners are burying the remains of one of the last hostages released in the first phase of the ceasefire between Hamas militants and Israel
ABC News - 6d