Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday his government was considering “alternative options” to ceasefire talks with Hamas after Israel and the U.S. recalled their negotiating teams, throwing the future of the negotiations into further uncertainty.

Humanitarian aid groups have warned for months that Gaza is nearing famine. Israel, which controls the entry of aid into the enclave, has severely restricted access—tightening constraints even further since the collapse of the last ceasefire in March. From March to mid-May, no aid was allowed into Gaza.

The UN's food aid agency has warned nearly one in three people in Gaza have not been eating for days at a time.

More than 100 humanitarian organizations signed a joint statement this week calling on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to restore the full flow of food, clean water, and medical supplies to...