The findings of the report appear to undercut the Trump administration's repeated claims that Hamas has regularly interfered with aid distribution in the past -- assertions it has used to justify its...

A State Department spokesperson disputed the findings, saying there is video evidence of Hamas looting aid, but provided no such videos.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump appeared on Friday to abandon Gaza ceasefire negotiations with Hamas, both saying it had become clear that the Palestinian militants did not want a deal.

The food shortage in northern Gaza really is dire this time, which spells opportunity for Hamas.

The talks have been bogged down over competing demands for ending the war.