As health officials in Hamas-run Gaza put death toll over 53,000, Trump says, "we're going to get that taken care of. A lot of people are starving."

By Gram Slattery and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) -On the campaign trail, U.S. President Donald Trump promised to end the world's hottest conflicts and usher in global peace, but nearly five months in,

The White House has sent an Israeli-backed ceasefire proposal to Hamas, press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday, in the latest bid to quell fighting, free hostages and enable the flow of humanitarian aid to struggling Gaza.

President Donald Trump recommended an anger management class for Swedish activist Greta Thunberg after she was detained aboard an aid ship aiming to break the Gaza blockade. On Sunday, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition’s Madleen,

Trump concluded his visit to the Middle East on Friday without securing a ceasefire deal and his skipping of Israel during the trip was reported as a sign of growing differences between the Israeli and U.S. governments. Trump said he wanted an end to the "brutal war" in Gaza where he acknowledged that "a lot of people are starving."

As President Donald Trump’s Middle East sojourn drew to a close, a much-vaunted “grand bargain” bringing peace to a restive region was nowhere in sight.

Israel carried out a new round of air strikes in Gaza on Friday as the world waited for a potential breakthrough on a new ceasefire agreement. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab reports.

Israeli military strikes killed at least 50 Palestinians, local health authorities said, as President Donald Trump continued his visit to the Middle East.

Israeli military strikes killed at least 80 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, local health authorities said, in an intensification of the bombardment as U.S. President Donald Trump visits the Middle East.

"Why is Netanyahu, an intelligent, experienced, savvy politician, failing? The answer isn't simple," writes Ehud Barak.

The attacks, which Israel said targeted Iran’s nuclear program and military targets, killed Maj. Gen. Hossein Salami, head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.