Trump delivers different message on Gaza when recapping call with Netanyahu

President Donald Trump seemingly pushed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu connected Gaza during their latest conversation. Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One that helium told Netanyahu "You’ve got to beryllium bully to Gaza" due to the fact that the radical determination "are suffering."

"There's a precise large request for nutrient and medicine, and we're taking attraction of it," Trump told reporters. Trump besides noted that Netanyahu "felt well" astir the propulsion to get much assistance into Gaza.

President Donald Trump (left) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right). (Getty Images / Fox News Digital)

WITH TRUMP'S BACKING ISRAEL PUSHES DEEPER INTO GAZA AS PRESSURE BUILDS FOR HOSTAGE DEAL

This connection seems to people a departure from the much assertive stance helium has taken successful the past. Before helium returned to office, Trump warned Hamas determination would beryllium "hell to pay" if the hostages were not released. In February, erstwhile Netanyahu visited the White House, Trump suggested that the U.S. instrumentality implicit the Strip and crook it into a "riviera." 

A fewer days aft Netanyahu’s sojourn to the White House, Trump said Israel should "let each hellhole interruption out" if Hamas failed to merchandise each remaining hostages by the U.S. president’s noon deadline. Hamas did not escaped the hostages, but Israel held disconnected connected resuming the warfare until March 18. Before crushed operations restarted, 33 hostages were freed. 

Aid trucks of The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees successful the Near East (UNRWA) present assistance adjacent Gaza City connected June 19. (Dawoud Abo Alkas/Anadolu via Getty Images)

TRUMP: WE'RE WORKING REALLY HARD TO GET THE HOSTAGES OUT OF GAZA

Aid trucks person not entered Gaza since March 2, and determination has been planetary uproar implicit the increasing situation wrong the Strip. While Trump is seemingly pushing Netanyahu to alteration his attack to Gaza, Israel has said it would not fto assistance participate the Strip until the remaining hostages are released.

There is interest and vexation successful Israel implicit allegations that assistance has gone to Hamas terrorists alternatively of the radical of Gaza. In November 2024, the Associated Press reported that prices successful Gaza skyrocketed aft astir 100 trucks of nutrient and humanitarian assistance were looted by equipped men. 

Freed Hamas hostage Eli Sharabi briefs the U.N. Security Council connected his clip successful captivity, demands the remaining hostages beryllium released. (Perry Bindelglass)

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While speaking to the United Nations Security Council, freed Hamas hostage Eli Sharabi said his captors often had boxes of supplies with U.N. logos connected them successful the tunnels. Sharabi, who weighed conscionable 97 pounds erstwhile helium was released, said the hostages were starved portion "Hamas eats nexus kings."

The Coordinator for Government Activities successful the Territories (COGAT), an Israeli agency, said that erstwhile the hostage woody was successful place, 25,200 trucks entered Gaza carrying 447,538 tons of humanitarian aid.