The US is finally admitting that Gazans are starving. In the space of less than 24 hours, President Donald Trump shifted positions, from saying that he was not sure people are starving in Gaza to stating that there is “real starvation” in the Israeli-blockaded enclave. In a meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Scotland on Monday, Trump said that the US would set up “food centers” in Gaza as he acknowledged Israel “has a lot of responsibility” for limiting aid to the Strip.

The current hand-wringing by Keir Starmer and other western politicians is empty bluster. They knew what was happening all along, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

U.S. President Donald Trump is hardly known for soft-heartedness and humanitarian concern, particularly when it comes to the Palestinians in Gaza. Until now, when addressing the…