Gaza experiencing ‘real starvation’, Donald Trump says

“In Gaza, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted that there isn’t a such factor,” stated Donald Trump, after the true starvation.

When requested whether or not he agreed with Netanyahu as a “daring lie” to say that Israel was nourishing starvation in Gaza, the American president replied: “I have no idea … these youngsters appear very hungry … These are actual famine issues.”

Talking throughout a gathering with UK Prime Minister Kiir Starmer in Scotland, Trump stated: “Nobody has carried out something fantastic there. The entire place is chaos … I instructed Israel, they might have to take action differently.”

His feedback got here after the United Nations humanitarian president stated that “big quantities” of meals have been essential to keep away from starvation.

Tom Fletcher instructed the BBC that he welcomed Israel’s measures in the course of the weekend to permit extra help in Gaza within the type of air drops, and the navy cease to permit meals leaders to achieve individuals.

However he stated that what was delivered to date was only a “drop within the ocean” of what was required.

“It’s the starting, however the subsequent few days are the truth is,” he instructed BBC Radio 4 at this time.

Israel stated that 120 shipments have been collected from the crossings on Sunday in the course of the first “tactical cease” every day in navy operations, and that Jordan and the United Arab Emirates have broadcast 28 packages of meals.

Hours after speaking about Mr. Fletcher, the Hamas -running Ministry of Well being within the area stated that 14 different individuals have died because of malnutrition over the previous 24 hours.

This led to the entire variety of deaths associated to malnutrition for the reason that struggle started in October 2023 to 147, together with 88 youngsters, in response to the ministry.

Israel, which controls the entry of all provides to Gaza, denied that there’s hunger in Gaza and refused to be chargeable for meals shortages.

On Sunday, the Israeli military started motion that he stated would enhance the “humanitarian response” in Gaza and refute “the fallacious declare of deliberate starvation.”

Israel has introduced that there will likely be a “native tactical cease” in three areas of Gaza for 10 hours a day, in addition to the creation of “protected roads devoted” to reduction convoys.

The military additionally allowed the aids carried out by international nations, though humanitarian companies warn that this technique was ineffective and harmful.

The Israeli navy physique, which improves the entry of assist to Gaza, stated that greater than 120 prices of assist have been collected from the crossings by the United Nations and different worldwide organizations on Sunday, and that a whole bunch of different hundreds have been ready for his or her assortment.

Mr. Fletcher stated that the United Nations collected lower than 100 vans at the moment, and indicated that 600 to 700 cargo entered Gaza every day on common in the course of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas originally of this 12 months.

He requested him to reply to Israel’s criticism of United Nations companies for not accumulating assist from the crossings, he stated: “We won’t depart on the platforms if we will. However to achieve our drivers face bureaucratic restrictions, they face large safety restrictions.”

He additionally stated that many of the United Nations meals vans have been looted after getting into Gaza on Sunday.

“Most of those vans … have been wounded by determined civilians, ravenous. The flour was faraway from these vans, which could be very harmful for our drivers.”

Mr. Fletcher additionally warned that the United Nations groups on the bottom believed that the stopping of the Israeli military would solely final per week or so, which he stated was “clearly inadequate after we see earlier than we see this brutality within the twenty -first century on the bottom.”

“We want a sustainable interval of supply – weeks, months – to build up, to cease this starvation and construct provides once more. Ultimately, we’d like a ceasefire. Stopping is an effective step in the suitable course, however stopping the battle is the important thing.”

On Sunday, the World Well being Group warned that malnutrition “is in a harmful path within the Gaza Strip, characterised by a rise in deaths in July.”

The United Nations Company stated that among the many 74 deaths associated to malnutrition in Gaza in 2025, 63 occurred this month, together with 24 youngsters beneath the age of 5 and a toddler who’s greater than 5 years outdated.

“Most of those individuals have been introduced their demise upon their arrival at well being services or died shortly after some time, their our bodies confirmed clear indicators of extreme waste,” he added.

Those that stated that the disaster “might be absolutely prevented” and condemned what was referred to as “the deliberate ban and the delay of meals, well being and humanitarian assist on a big scale.”

Hamas denied the theft of assist, and on Sunday, the New York Instances cited main Israeli navy officers as saying that the military had by no means discovered proof that the armed group systematically stole the United Nations. Reuters additionally reported final week that the American authorities’s evaluation had not discovered any proof of the systematic theft by Hamas from the help funded by the USA.

On Sunday, Netanyahu rescued allegations that Israel was hungering intentionally in Gaza, which might win the crime of struggle.

“What a daring lie. There is no such thing as a starvation coverage in Gaza, and there’s no starvation in Gaza.” He stated.

“We have now been enabled humanitarian assist all through the struggle to enter Gaza. In any other case, there will likely be no Ghazan. What has been exchanged to produce human assist is one energy, Hamas. As soon as once more, the other of the reality.”

Netanyahu stated that the Israeli military stops and corridors imply that the United Nations “had no excuses” to not gather and distribute all assist from the crossings.

“Cease mendacity. Cease discovering excuses. Do what it’s important to do.”

On Monday, native hospital sources stated that Israeli assaults all through Gaza have killed greater than 30 individuals, together with reduction seekers.

The Israeli military launched a marketing campaign in Gaza in response to the Hamas -led assault on southern Israel on October 7, 2023, the place about 1,200 individuals have been killed and 251 others took hostage.

At the very least 59,821 individuals have been killed in Gaza since then, in response to the Hamas Ministry of Well being within the area.