July 30 (UPI) -- U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff is slated to travel to Israel on Thursday to discuss conditions in Gaza amid reports of a "humanitarian catastrophe" there.
Witkoff is the United States' special envoy to the Middle East and has tried to negotiate a lasting cease-fire to end hostilities and enable the delivery of aid to Gazans.
Hamas has thwarted Witkoff's cease-fire efforts, but he is returning to Israel to get an accurate picture of the situation in Gaza, unnamed U.S. officials told NBC News, Axios and The Jerusalem Post.
Officials with the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification on Tuesday announced a "worst-case scenario of famine" is occurring in Gaza, NBC News reported.
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