Izzat al-Rishq, a top Hamas official, said Trump's remarks "blatantly echo" Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 's "narrative and lies," in an Arabic statement released on Monday on Telegram. The Israeli leader previously dismissed claims that his government had been pursuing a policy of starvation in Gaza.

President Donald Trump Monday acknowledged that there is "real starvation" in Gaza and suggested that Israel could be doing more to alleviate the suffering of the Palestinians. His assessment, delivered during a press conference alongside British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Scotland,

Israel could also go back to the negotiating table and try to do a deal that would end the war entirely. But that might mean pulling back on some of its core demands that Hamas completely surrender its arms. It would be short of the “total victory” Netanyahu has promised.

TURNBERRY, Scotland (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed on the need for a ceasefire in Gaza when they met in Scotland on Monday, and they discussed a plan for what happens after aid is delivered.