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Trump acknowledges ‘real starvation’ in Gaza and tells Israel to let in ‘every ounce of food’ (www.theguardian.com)

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Donald Trump told Israel to allow “every ounce of food” into Gaza as he acknowledged for the first time that there is “real starvation” in the region.

The US president told reporters that Israel bore “a lot of responsibility” for the crisis in a rebuke to Netanyahu, who had claimed earlier on Monday that there was “no starvation in Gaza”.

Asked whether he agreed with this assessment, Trump said: “I don’t know. Based on television, I would say not particularly, because those children look very hungry.”

He later added: “We can save a lot of people, I mean some of those kids. That’s real starvation; I see it and you can’t fake that. So we’re going to be even more involved.”

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[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 6 points 1 week ago

Asked whether he agreed with this assessment, Trump said: “I don’t know. Based on television, I would say not particularly, because those children look very hungry.”

This is the man in charge of the most capable intelligence gathering operation in human history, and he still judges things based on what he sees on TV. What an idiot.