The hostages] are the reason why the war hasn’t stopped yet, because if Hamas released them, the suffering would end,” the brother one one hostage said.

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

An analysis compiled by USAID officials says they failed to find evidence that Hamas engaged in widespread diversion of assistance in Gaza, ABC News has learned.

Both Israel and Hamas are facing pressure at home and abroad to reach a deal following almost two years of war, with the humanitarian situation inside Gaza deteriorating.

How international condemnation of Israel gives Hamas hope and a reason to keep dragging its feet. Imagine that you are in control of a piece of territory and your people are suffering terribly and facing a hunger crisis.

Israel and the United States angrily — and wrongly — condemned French president Emmanuel Macron’s recognition of a Palestinian state.

Former Hamas hostage Keith Siegel and hostage family members Anat Angrest and Lishay Lavi-Miran discuss the Oct. 7 terror attacks in southern Israel and efforts to release those still held in Gaza on 'Special Report.

Finally, the images of Palestinians starving to death and children showing the telltale signs of malnutrition became unbearable. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, making an end run around his own hard-line cabinet ministers on the Sabbath, relented and allowed an influx of desperately needed food and other supplies to flow into Gaza.

Facing growing international condemnation over Palestinians starving to death in Gaza, Israel’s military is making a series of moves that it says will allow more aid into the enclave. Follow for live updates.