Trump reveals mystery ‘plan' with Israel to END Gaza war & announces mission to get aid to civilians used as Hamas pawns
The US President was pressed by British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer on the US taking a bigger role in helping stop the
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Six-year-old Yusuf Abdurrahman Matar and his four-year-old brother Emir Abdurrahman Matar face life-threatening malnutrition in Gaza
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Carrying pots in their hands, Palestinians struggle to access food as a charity distributes meals in Gaza City
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Palestinians inspect the site struck by an Israeli bombardment in Muwasi, Khan Younis
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US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hold a bilateral meeting at Trump Turnberry golf course
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Trump then expressed empathy with people in the Palestinian enclave and said the US would work with other countries to provide more humanitarian assistance to its citizens, including food and sanitation.
The US President vowed to set up food centres across Gaza - insisting: "We want to get the children fed."
He described the scenes as "terrible" - adding: "We have to help on a humanitarian basis."You have a lot of starving people.
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"We're going to set up food centres, and we're going to do it in conjunction with some very good people.
"We're going to set up food centres where the people can walk in and no boundaries, we're not going to have fences."
Trump said the UK and other nations were joining the effort as the crisis deepened.
He also distanced himself from comments made by Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, who insisted there was no starvation in Gaza.
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Netanyahu had said on Sunday: "There is no policy of starvation in Gaza and there is no starvation in Gaza."
Asked if he agreed with the Israeli PM, Trump said: "I don't know. I mean, based on
television
, I would say not, particularly because those children look very hungry."
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He went on to say that Israel has a lot of responsibility for what's happening, but said that the country is hampered by considerations of the remaining hostages it wants to see kept alive and freed.
Trump said the Hamas militant group had become difficult to deal with in recent days, but he was talking with Netanyahu about "various plans" to free hostages still being held.
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Trump said: "We've as you know given a lot of money to Gaza for food and everything else.
"A lot of that money is stolen by Hamas and a lot of the food is stolen.
"The whole place is a mess. It'll get straightened out... Food and safety right now. Hamas did a horrible thing and they've paid a big price."
The President said the priority was getting food to those who were starving and that he was in discussions with Israeli PM.
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He added: 'But I always said when you get down to the final 20 they won't release them, because that's like their shield. Very unfair.
"So something's going to have to be done. And they were really unwilling to talk."
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Palestinians gather to receive food from a charity kitchen, amid a hunger crisis, in Gaza City
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Palestinians, who lost their relatives in Israeli attacks, mourn as the deceased are being brought to Nasser Hospital in Gaza's Khan Yunis
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A Palestinian woman carries a bowl with food she received from a charity kitchen, amid a hunger crisis
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Starmer said: 'It's a humanitarian crisis, it's an absolute catastrophe and nobody wants to see that.
"And I think people in Britain are revolted at what they're seeing on their screens so we've got to get to that ceasefire. And thank you, Mr President, for leading on that."
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres echoed his comments at a meeting boycotted by the US and Israel.
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He said: "The wholesale destruction of Gaza is intolerable...and must stop."
The prime minister wants Washington's help in convincing Israel to allow more aid into Gaza and attempting to end what Downing Street called the unspeakable suffering and starvation.
Britain, along with France and Germany, has criticised Israel for withholding essential humanitarian assistance as hunger spreads in Gaza.
Over the weekend, Starmer said Britain will take part in efforts led by Jordan to airdrop aid after Israel temporarily eased restriction
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On Monday, the Gaza
health
ministry said at least 14 people had died in the past 24 hours of starvation and malnutrition, bringing the war's death toll from hunger to 147, including 89 children.
The prime minister wants Washington's help in convincing Israel to allow more aid into Gaza and attempting to end what Downing Street called the unspeakable suffering and starvation.
Britain, along with France and Germany, has criticised Israel for withholding essential humanitarian assistance as hunger spreads in Gaza.
Over the weekend, Starmer said Britain will take part in efforts led by Jordan to airdrop aid after Israel temporarily eased restrictions.
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Trump reacts as he meets with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Trump Turnberry golf club
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) speaks during a meeting with US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on July 9
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Palestinians inspect the site struck by an Israeli bombardment in Muwasi, Khan Younis, Gaza Strip
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