President Donald Trump on Sunday said the U.S. expects Israel to ensure Palestinians in Gaza are fed, as pressure mounts from both American and Israeli voices for an end to the devastating war that has left tens of thousands dead and much of the enclave in ruins.
“We want Israel to get them fed,” Trump told reporters before departing his New Jersey golf resort. “We’re giving some pretty big contributions, basically to purchase food so the people can be fed... We don’t want people going hungry.”
Trump referenced the work of U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, who visited Gaza on Friday to assess the humanitarian crisis.
The trip included a stop at a center run by the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a controversial initiative aimed at distributing aid in the war-ravaged strip.
Asked if he believed Israel was committing genocide, Trump stopped short: “I don’t think – it's sad. Look, they’re in a war.”
