The United States and Israel are quietly swapping envoys as the ineffectiveness of humanitarian aid in Gaza threatens the cooperation between the countries.

President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff will travel to Israel on Thursday to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, one source familiar with the move and one senior White House official

President Trump’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, is heading to Israel on Thursday amid a worsening humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip and stalled ceasefire talks between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.

Israel on Wednesday said aid supplies have been airdropped over the Gaza Strip for the fourth day in a row, amid widespread international concern over starvation in the coastal territory. The deliveries comprised 32 pallets of food dropped by parachutes from Jordanian,

The United Nations has sharply condemned recent airdrops of humanitarian aid into Gaza, criticizing them as an inadequate response to a deepening starvation crisis worsened by Israel’s ongoing blockade.

The Palestinian death toll in Gaza has passed 60,000. The world’s leading authority on food crises says the “worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out” in the territory of over 2 million people.

At least 46 Palestinians were killed in Israeli fire in the Gaza Strip since Tuesday evening, according to local hospitals

At least 48 Palestinians were killed and dozens were wounded on Wednesday while waiting for food at a crossing in the Gaza Strip, according to a local hospital that received the casualties. The latest violence around aid distribution came as the U.