Democratic Senators Chris Van Hollen and Jeff Merkley called for renewed focus on the hostages and ending the Gaza war. 'There is a profound sense for many Americans, highlighted by the starvation, that the Netanyahu government has lost its moral compass,' Van Hollen tells Haaretz

The Gaza health ministry also reported three deaths from malnutrition in the past 24 hours, bringing the total hunger-related deaths since the start of the war to 303, including 117 children

Germany's leader said the conditions for recognizing a Palestinian state are unmet; Canada and France plan recognition as Britain ties it to a Gaza cease-fire; Israel's far-right minister has called Germany's support for a negotiated Palestinian state 'a return to Nazism'