President Donald Trump said the United States is preparing to increase deliveries of food and other humanitarian supplies to the Gaza Strip, with distribution to be carried out in coordination with Israel. Trump added that several Arab countries have agreed in principle to help finance the effort, underscoring that Washington’s immediate priority is “to get people fed in Gaza.” Asked whether he would back an Israeli decision to re-occupy the enclave, Trump replied that the matter is “pretty much up to Israel.” The remark follows the collapse of U.S.-backed ceasefire talks with Hamas, a failure that U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said has exhausted the administration’s patience with the militant group. Huckabee, who toured Gaza last week with special envoy Steve Witkoff, described widespread deprivation in the territory and accused Hamas of diverting aid for profit. He said Israel “has U.S. support to make tough decisions” aimed at disarming Hamas and securing the release of hostages, while stressing that any full-scale offensive must avoid endangering captives. Israel maintains a tight blockade on Gaza and currently allows aid to enter primarily through a U.S.- and Israeli-backed humanitarian agency. The administration’s plan to scale up assistance—financed partly by Gulf donors—would deepen U.S. involvement in relief operations even as Washington signals it will not restrain Israel if it opts for broader military control of the enclave.
Trump no apoyará una ofensiva total en Gaza que ponga en peligro la vida de los rehenes secuestrados por Hamas https://t.co/6WYzdJryPm
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Israel has the support of the US to make “tough decisions” as it considers whether to completely occupy Gaza in an attempt to destroy Hamas, with Washington’s envoy to Jerusalem saying Trump is fed up with fruitless efforts to clinch a ceasefire https://t.co/ohXuFivxyI