At a later press conference inside the Turnberry hotel,Trump said some ‘good strong food’ would soon get into the area.
He said: ‘We can save a lot of people,some of those kids are – that’s real starvation stuff,I see it,and you can’t fake that.’
Attention has been drawn to the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza in recent days,as images of malnourished children circulate widely on TV and in print.
Philippe Lazzarini,the Commissioner-General for the UN’s Palestine refugee agency UNRWA,said last week his health workers were surviving on ‘one small meal a day,often just lentils,if at all’.
Images like this one,of one-year-old Muhammad Zakariya Ayyoub al-Matouq,have spread widely (Picture: Ahmed Jihad Ibrahim Al-arini/Anadolu via Getty Images)
UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher has accused the Israeli government of forcing starvation on the people of Gaza,which is classified as a war crime.
Israel,in turn,has accused the UN of failing to distribute aid properly,saying Hamas has been allowed to siphon it off.
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Netanyahu’s government announced at the weekend that secure routes would be opened in Gaza for aid delivery,while the UK is preparing to airdrop aid as part of plans led by Jordan.
Palestinians wait for food as they face shortages (Picture: Ali Jadallah/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Starmer described the situation as a ‘humanitarian crisis’ and an ‘absolute catastrophe’ as he stood beside Trump,adding: ‘I think people in Britain are revolted at what they’re seeing on their screens.’
Follow us to receive the latest news updates from Metro (Picture: Getty Images)Metro’s on Whatsapp! Join our community for breaking news and juicy stories.The crisis in Gaza is among the top priorities as the two leaders talk at Trump’s Turnberry golf resort in Ayrshire,with the PM pushing for a ceasefire.
Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu has denied his government is responsible for blocking aid (Picture: Jim Watson/AFP)He has come under pressure in recent days to announce the UK will formally recognise Palestinian statehood,but has held off,with government figures saying the move should come when it would have the maximum impact.New polling from More in Common has found 41 percent of Brits think the UK should recognise a Palestinian state,compared to 21 percent who are opposed to such a move.However,just 24 percent said this move should happen immediately,with the public more likely to say it should happen once Hamas no longer controls Gaza.A No 10 spokesperson today repeated Starmer’s recent comment that Palestinians have an ‘inalienable right to statehood’,adding it is a ‘question of when,not if’ the UK would recognise it.
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