President Trump said he pushed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week in blocking the Gaza Strip, telling him “we have to be good for Gaza.”
“Those people are suffering,” Trump told reporters on Friday on Air Force One when he revealed what he told Netanyahu Duration a phone on Tuesday.
Trump, in his first public comments on the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the region, said there is a “great need” for food and medicine in the region.
“Let’s take care of that,” he added.
When asked how Netanyahu responded, Trump said the prime minister “felt good about it.”
The Palestinian enclave has been received on March 2, since Israel has said previously that it would not allow the goods to be gaza until the liberation of Hamas Terrorist is rehearsed hostage.
The United Nations World Food Program, a main food supplier to Gaza, said “delivered its latest food stocks to hot food kitchens” in the Strip on Friday.
Meanwhile, Israel’s defense forces warned on Saturday that it was a preparation to expand their offensive against Hamas in Gaza if hostage negotiations remain continuous.
The army plans to call a large number of reservists and ensure new sections in Gaza, according to the IDF. While hostage conversations are prolonged, Israel’s offensive against Hamas will only grow, the military said.
With post cables.
