Trump insists Hamas is stealing food amid Gaza hunger crisis
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President Trump on Sunday said Hamas is stealing food that was meant for people in Gaza, telling reporters multiple times that goods are being stolen when pressed on the hunger crisis in the region.
The president, while sitting next to President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen in Turnberry, Scotland, was asked for his response to the images of starving children in Gaza.
βWhen I see the children and when I see, especially over the last couple of weeks people are stealing the food, theyβre stealing the money, theyβre stealing the money for the food. Theyβre stealing weapons, theyβre stealing everything,β the president said.
He added, βItβs a mess, that whole place is a mess. The Gaza Strip, you know it was given many years ago so they could have peace...
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