Famine fears and the new death toll are grim milestones in a conflict that began almost two years ago when Hamas attacked Israel.

For months, the U.N. and experts have warned that Palestinians in Gaza are at risk of famine, with reports of increasing numbers of people dying from causes related to malnutrition.

Jon Stewart said that the events currently taking place in Gaza are "self-evidently inhumane and horrific," criticizing the Israeli government for its action in the war on his show Monday.

Capt. Amir Saad and Sgt. Inon Nuriel Vana were killed, and another wounded, while in an armored personnel carrier (APC) due to the blast of an improvised explosive device.

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Amid rising condemnation over the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, Israeli expert Yonah Jeremy Bob has said that the Israeli decision to come up with localised ceasefires to facilitate the flow of humanitarian supplies shows the strategy in the war so far has failed.

The IDF admitted that aid in Gaza is at a dangerous point, but asserted that the UN needed to move its trucks to solve the issue. Despite global claims, there is no famine in Gaza as of yet, the IDF said on Tuesday.

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