Trump Contradicts Netanyahu on Gaza Starvation: “You Can’t Fake That”

US President Rejects Israeli PM’s Claims, Vows US Will Deliver Food Aid to Crisis-Stricken Region

Scotland’s Turnberry: President Donald Trump publicly refuted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s claim that “there is no starvation in Gaza” on Monday (local time). This was a big and unusual public criticism of a key US partner. During a meeting with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Trump told reporters that the suffering in Gaza is real and that the US would step in to help with the worsening humanitarian disaster

“We’ll help with the food.” We can get a lot of food… We’re going to take it there. Trump stated, “We’re also going to make sure that they don’t have barriers that keep people out.” He talked about horrible things he had observed: “You’ve seen the places where they actually have food and the people are clamoring for it… They won’t permit them since there are lines that are quite strict, no matter who set them up. “We need to get rid of those lines.”

The President stressed how serious the issue was. “But we’re going to buy some excellent, healthy cuisine. We can help a lot of individuals. Some of those youngsters are very starving. “I see it, and you can’t fake that,” he said, directly going against what Netanyahu had said recently.

Trump’s comments are a direct response to Netanyahu’s statement on Sunday (local time) at a conference in Jerusalem. Despite growing international reports and proof that the region is suffering through a major humanitarian crisis because of Tel Aviv’s continued military operations, the Israeli Prime Minister has firmly said that “there is no starvation in Gaza, no policy of starvation in Gaza.” Netanyahu went on to say, “I promise you that we are committed to reaching our war goals.” We will keep fighting until we free our hostages and destroy Hamas’s ability to fight and run the government. “They will not be there again.”

But the truth on the ground, as reported by Al Jazeera and local health officials, is not good. Reports say that at least 14 Palestinians, including two children, died from hunger and malnutrition in Gaza in just 24 hours. The Gaza Ministry of Health said on Monday that these recent deaths bring the total number of deaths from malnutrition since Israel’s war assault began in October 2023 to 147, sadly including 88 youngsters.

Al Jazeera says that most of these deaths have happened in the last few weeks, and the number is rising as Gaza’s hunger situation gets worse because Israel is making it harder for humanitarian aid to get into the area. In early March, Israel put a total blockade on Gaza. This was partially lifted in May. But since then, only a little amount of aid has been allowed in, even though the United Nations and many other humanitarian groups have repeatedly and urgently warned that widespread famine is a huge concern.

Despite calls from around the world for a ceasefire, the Israeli military has continued its offensive on Gaza since October 7, 2023, after Hamas conducted a horrific attack in southern Israel that killed 1,139 people and took over 200 hostage. Al Jazeera said that since the start of the conflict, approximately 60,000 Palestinians have sadly died, most of whom are women and children.

Trump’s most recent comments suggest that the US government may be changing its public posture on the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza. This is a hint that the US government is moving further away from the story told by the Israeli government.