There's 'real starvation' in Gaza, says Trump, contradicts Netanyahu's statement

There's 'real starvation' in Gaza, says Trump, contradicts Netanyahu's statement

There's 'real starvation' in Gaza, says Trump, contradicts Netanyahu's previous statement Photograph: (Credit: AFP)

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Trump acknowledges starvation in Gaza, while Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu believes there is enough food in the war-torn region. Israel says 'close to 4,500 trucks have entered Gaza, including flour for bakeries and 2,500 tons of baby food and high-calorie special food for children'.

US President Donald Trump has now acknowledged the starvation in Gaza, this is in constrast with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's understanding of the situation. The humanitarian situation in war-torn Gaza is dire, the UN has sounded an alarm on the ground situation. While reports of malnutrition and scarcity of food has drawn global attention, Israel says 'close to 4,500 trucks have entered Gaza, including flour for bakeries and 2,500 tons of baby food and high-calorie special food for children'.

And now, during his meeting with UK PM Keir Starmer, he said, “We're going to be getting some good, strong food. We can save a lot of people (in Gaza). I mean, some of those kids are—that's real starvation stuff. I see it. And you can't fake that, so we're going to be even more involved."

Trump said, “We did some airlifts before, some airdrops, and the people are running for it. And the Prime Minister is going to help us. They're very effective with that. You've done that before.”

On July 23, Israeli President Isaac Herzog had highlighted his visit to the conflict zone in his tweet, he wrote, "It is the terrorists of Hamas – hijacking aid, and refusing to agree to a hostage release and ceasefire – who are kidnapping the civilian Gaza population and subjecting them to their tragic suffering."

Also read: 2,500 tons of baby food has entered Gaza: Israel calls starvation reports a 'propaganda'

Even Netanyahu believes there is no starvation in Gaza, which has been facing the grim reality of war, where children are bearing the brunt. Many children have lost their limbs, the constant explosions are impacting the hearing ability, leading to serious health complications.

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Israel claims, "There are more than 700 aid trucks inside Gaza waiting to be picked up by the UN. This bottleneck is the main obstacle to maintaining a consistent flow of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip. For some, the obsession with attacking Israel is more important than helping the people of Gaza."

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