Trump, breaking with Netanyahu, acknowledges 'real starvation' in Gaza [View all]

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Trump, breaking with Netanyahu, acknowledges ‘real starvation’ in Gaza

The president promises the U.S. will work with Europe to get aid to Gaza amid growing humanitarian crisis.

By Myah Ward
07/28/2025 09:46 AM EDT

EDINBURGH, Scotland — President Donald Trump on Monday said he will work with European allies to “set up food centers” in Gaza, disagreeing with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s assessment that there is “no starvation” in the war-torn strip.

“Based on television, … those children look very hungry,” Trump said. “But we’re giving a lot of money and a lot of food, and other nations are now stepping up.”

Trump later added: “Some of those kids are — that’s real starvation stuff.”

The president’s remarks, which came during a bilateral meeting with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Trump’s golf resort in Turnberry, were far more critical of the Netanyahu strategy than he was just a few days ago when he left for his trip to Scotland. They also come as Israel faces growing condemnation from some of the U.S.’s closest allies.

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