Trump says ‘Israel is gonna have to make a decision' on Gaza — as he vows more aid
'When you get it down to a certain number, you're going to be able to make a deal with Hamas because once they give them up, then they feel that that's going to be the end of them,' Trump said, referring to hostage negotiations.
'They [Hamas] don't want to give [the hostages] back, and so Israel is going to have to make a decision.'
Trump said Israel had to 'decide what to do' with Gaza after cease-fire talks collapsed once again.
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He added: 'I know what I do, but I don't think it's appropriate that I say But Israel is going to make a decision.'
Speaking to reporters ahead of his talks with European Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during his trip to the United Kingdom, Trump also complained that the US doesn't get credit for sending aid to the Gazans.
'If we weren't there. I think people would have starved frankly,' Trump said. They would have starved and it's not like they're eating well.'
President Trump vowed to send more humanitarian aid to Gaza.
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'We sent $60 million 2 weeks for food, to Gaza,' Trump bemoaned at another point. 'And nobody acknowledged it, nobody talks about it. It makes you feel a little bad when you do that, and you have other countries not giving anything.'
Trump claimed that he had backlash from some of his supporters but stressed he decided to send aid to Gaza anyway because there is 'a humanitarian reason for doing it.'
'Will I do more aid, yeah,' Trump replied when asked about sending additional resources to the beleaguered Gaza Strip. 'The US is going to do more aid for Gaza but we would like to have other countries participate.'
The president did not specify how much more aid the US intends to send.
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