WASHINGTON − President Donald Trump said he disagrees with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's claim that no starvation is taking place among the people of Gaza.
"Based on television, I would say not particularly, because those children look very hungry," Trump said July 28 when asked by a reporter whether he agrees with Netanyahu's assessment. "But we're giving a lot of money and a lot of food, and other nations are now stepping up."
Trump made the remarks ahead of a bilateral meeting with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Turnberry, Scotland, where the second-term U.S. president arrived July 25 for a four-day trip.
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As images of emaciated children in Gaza have alarmed the world, Netanyahu denied Israel is conducting a starvation campaign, calling such accusations a "bold-faced lie" and even rejecting that starvation is occurring.
