Trump breaks with Netanyahu over Gaza starvation as Israel announces tactical pause for aid delivery
- On Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump expressed concern about real starvation in Gaza and urged Israel to ensure food delivery amid worsening humanitarian conditions.
- This statement followed mounting images of emaciated children, Gaza's 21-month war, and recent ceasefire talks derailing, with Israel and the U.S. boycotting a two-day UN meeting aimed at peace.
- The Israeli military began aid airdrops and limited 10-hour daily pauses in fighting across three Gaza areas to distribute aid, while Trump announced plans for U.S. food centers there.
- Trump expressed his desire for Israel to ensure that food reaches the people in Gaza, emphasizing the country's significant role, while contrasting this with Netanyahu's Sunday assertion that there is no starvation occurring in the enclave.
- Trump’s remarks marked a divergence from Netanyahu and suggested increased U.S. involvement in aid delivery, while Egypt’s President el-Sissi said Trump can stop the war and end the suffering.
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Allowing Food Into Gaza
After days of reports about starvation deaths, the Israeli military finally halted fighting in Gaza yesterday to allow food trucks to cross the border in a pause that the Israeli government said it would take again in coming days. Reports of more than a hundred literal starvation deaths, most children, had spurred air drops of food from Israelis, Jordan, UAE and Europeans, though the content of dropped supplies were less than could be carried by…
U.S. President Donald Trump acknowledged this Monday for the first time that he sees "a real famine" in Gaza and stated that his country will become more involved in aiding the population and will ensure that it receives "up to the last drop of food."He also noted that he sees "possible" a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, even though his country and Israel withdrew from the negotiations after accusing Hamas of obstructing them.Trump made these state…
Trump warns of real starvation in Gaza as aid deliveries pick up
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories — US President Donald Trump warned Monday that the people of Gaza are facing “real starvation,” as aid agencies sought to take advantage of an Israeli “tactical pause” of some military operations to rush in food aid. Speaking in Scotland, Trump contradicted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has dismissed famine fears as Hamas propaganda. Trump said the United States and its partners would help set …
Trump on Gaza conditions: ‘That’s real starvation’
President Trump disagreed with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and said some of the conditions he’s seen in Gaza are ‘real starvation.’ It comes as Israel has paused its offensive against Hamas to allow more distribution of aid, including new air drops. NBC News’ Matt Bradley reports.


Trump breaks with Israel, acknowledges famine in Gaza and promises aid
President Donald Trump said he will work with American allies in Europe to provide aid to starving Palestinians in Gaza. The move represents a break from ally Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s stance on the issue. Aid to Gaza The president’s comments came during a meeting with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Trump’s golf resort in Scotland. Trump said the starvation issue in Gaza is one of the main reasons he met with Starmer. “We'…
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