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AUTHOR:M.J. GDNUS
US President Donald Trump said he disagreed with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's statement that there is no hunger in Gaza, after meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Scotland.
Trump described the situation in Gaza as "terrible" and added that the US "has to help on a humanitarian basis", reports the BBC. He said he would set up food centers that people can enter and that there would be "no borders", adding that it was "crazy" that people could now see the food behind the fence but not be able to get to it.
When asked by reporters whether Trump agreed with Netanyahu's remarks about the hunger in Gaza, Trump replied: "I don't know. Based on the television, I would say not particularly, because those children look very hungry", reports the AP.
- We want the children to be fed - Trump said.
Starmer, who stood next to Trump, said that a ceasefire must be reached in Gaza, where "the situation is desperate."
Trump confirmed that he and Starmer would discuss the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
The US president said that it was "difficult to deal with Hamas," and that now that they have fewer hostages, it will be harder to reach an agreement, because Hamas is using hostages as shields, "and when they hand them over, they no longer have a shield."
But Trump added that he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were making "different plans."
According to him, in some cases they know where Hamas is holding hostages, but that there are arguments for and against different approaches to how they can get them out.
Israel announced yesterday that it would pause military operations in some areas of Gaza for 10 hours a day, in order to improve the delivery of aid. But in addition to these measures, Israeli operations have continued in other places in Gaza.
Humanitarian agencies welcomed the new Israeli measures, but assessed that they were insufficient. Images of emaciated children have sparked global outrage. Most of the population in Gaza now relies on aid, and getting food has become increasingly dangerous.
