The Trump administration has rejected a long-awaited plan for the reconstruction of Gaza endorsed by Arab leaders, saying the president stands by his own vision which includes expelling the territory’s Palestinian residents and transforming it into a “riviera” owned by the United States.

Israel’s cutoff of food, fuel, medicine and other supplies to Gaza’s 2 million people has sent prices soaring and humanitarian groups into overdrive as they try to distribute dwindling stocks to the most vulnerable.

Three days into Israel's Gaza aid freeze, one aid group says a resumption is imperative: "With humanitarian needs sky high, more aid access is required, not less."

President Trump is vowing there will be "hell to pay" if Hamas doesn't release the remaining hostages. Israel is applying pressure as well by blocking aid convoys of food and medical supplies from entering the war-torn strip to force an extension of the first phase of the ceasefire deal.