WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Friday, President Trump said US negotiators have walked away from ceasefire talks with Hamas. As the peace talks break down, starvation in Gaza worsens.
“Hamas didn’t really want to make a deal,” said the President before departing for a trip abroad.
The US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said they will now consider alternative options for bringing the remaining hostages home and create a more stable environment for the people in Gaza. But as this is happening, the people in Gaza cling to pots and pans, hoping to get food.
The United Nations said it’s not just the bombs that are killing people, starvation is “another killer”. The Gaza Ministry of Health claims nearly 50 people have died from starvation in recent days. The UN reports hundreds have died in Gaza while trying to get to food since late May. According to the World Food Programme, one-hundred percent of people in Gaza face acute levels of food insecurity and 70-thousand children need urgent treatment for acute malnutrition.
Throughout the war, all parties and aid agencies played the blame game. The UN and other aid agencies have accused Israel of not allowing enough food and supplies to enter Gaza. The State Department is pointing the finger at Hamas
“What we’ve seen from the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is the ability to deliver 90 million meals without it being looted by Hamas,” said Tommy Pigott, the principal deputy spokesperson for the State Department. “That’s the mechanism we’ve seen but that’s why this mechanism is so important so that it’s not looted by Hamas and then weaponized on the Gaza people. That’s why we need to get aid directly to the people who need it. 90 million meals in a war zone. A war zone that could end in a split second if Hamas laid down their arms and released the hostages. They have refused to. Hamas has showed their barbarity again and again and again. We remain committed as the United States in supporting efforts getting aid to the people of Gaza that need it without it being looted by Hamas.”
