President Donald Trump said he stressed to Israel that humanitarian supplies need to get into the embattled Gaza Strip amid its war against Hamas.
“We’ve got to be good to Gaza,” Trump said he told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “Those people are suffering. We’ve got to be good to Gaza.”
“We’re going to take care of that,” Trump continued Friday. “There’s a very big need for medicine, food, and medicine, and we’re taking care of it.”
Trump and Netanyahu spoke over the phone earlier this week, and Trump was asked by reporters aboard Air Force One if they discussed aid reaching Gaza. The president said they did, and Netanyahu “felt well about it.”
No aid has reached the enclave since March 2. Israel has insisted it will not allow supplies inside unless Hamas releases its remaining hostages.
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A ceasefire deal for the conflict, which began with the terrorist attacks on Oct. 7, 2023, fell apart in March. Netanyahu has said his nation has no choice but to continue fighting.