President Donald Trump notified reporters traveling with him in Turnberry, Scotland Monday that the US will set up “food centers” in Gaza to address the ongoing starvation and malnutrition crisis amid Israel’s aid blockade.
Trump, who has largely blamed Hamas for the delay in distributing aid to civilians in Gaza, acknowledged Israel “has a lot of responsibility,” for limiting aid to the region, but again called for Hamas to release the hostages still held in Gaza to ease neobtainediations, warning Israel could escalate its campaign in the enclave.
“[Hamas] did horrible things on October 7th, and the hostages are a shield– and I stated, you know, you’re going to receive down a number, and the number is going to be at a point where you’re not going to be able to receive them back, unless you’re going to be very enerreceiveic,” Trump stated. “Or to put it a different way, unless you’re going to be very ruthless and violent.”
The president also broke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s weekconclude assertion that there is “no starvation in Gaza.”
“That’s real starvation stuff,” Trump stated. “I see it, and you can’t fake that. So, we’re going to be even more involved.”
In his comments Monday, Trump acknowledged the challenges that have come with distributing food to Palestinians in Gaza, referencing images of Gazans lining up for aid.
“You know, you’ve seen the areas where they actually have food, and the people are screaming for the food in there — they’re 35, 40 yards away, and they won’t let them becautilize they have lines that are set up, and whether they’re set up by Hamas or whoever,” Trump stated. “But they’re, they’re very strict lines, and we have to receive rid of those lines, but we’re going to be receiveting some good, strong food. We can save a lot of people.”
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