Trump yells at Netanyahu in fiery phone clash on Gaza
ALBAWABA - NBC News reports that a recent phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu turned into a yelling match over the humanitarian situation in Gaza. Also Read "Walking into a trap": Israeli army chief opposes Netanyahu's plan
Netanyahu said in public, "There is no famine in Gaza," in response to widespread claims of a famine in Gaza. The call took place on July 28. The next day, Trump told reporters that he wasn't convinced, saying, "There is a real famine in the Strip—this is something you can't fake." He used pictures of children who were hungry and deaths from hunger as proof.
After Trump's comments, Netanyahu asked to talk to the president. NBC says that during their talk, Netanyahu said that Hamas had made up the stories of famine and that there wasn't really a lot of food. Reports say Trump cut Netanyahu off, raised his voice, and told him that White House staff had shown him proof that children in Gaza were severely malnourished. He told people not to brush off such stories as "fake."
Trump 'YELLED' at Netanyahu in recent phone call — NBC citing senior US officialSays anger triggered by Bibi demanding phone call after 47 contradicted his 'no starvation in Gaza' claim
Trump YELLED 'don't want to hear starvation is fake' & he saw proof of starving children pic.twitter.com/OpKyC0rMKW — RT (@RT_com) August 8, 2025
Exchange on One Side Mostly about aid
Sources said the chat was "direct" and "mostly one-sided," with Trump controlling and talking about sending help to Gaza.
A former U.S. official who was on the call said the president made it clear that things were very bad and that Washington had some responsibility because it supported the Gaza Humanitarian Fund.
Officials from both the White House and the Israeli government refused to say anything about what was said.
The event shows that Washington and Tel Aviv are becoming more tense over the size of Gaza's humanitarian disaster and the delivery of aid. U.S. officials are still worried about how bad things are getting in the area.
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