Trump administration pressed to address starvation in Gaza
Senate Democrats are imploring President Donald Trump’s administration to intervene as Palestinians starve in Israeli-controlled Gaza.
More than 40 senators signed a letter on Tuesday urging the resumption of ceasefire talks while sharply criticising an Israeli-backed American organisation created to distribute food aid in the war-battered territory.
Their letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff said the GHF – created with backing from the Trump administration – has “failed to address the deepening humanitarian crisis and contributed to an unacceptable and mounting civilian death toll around the organisation’s sites”.
Trump on Monday expressed concern about the worsening humanitarian situation and broke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s claim that people are not starving in the Gaza Strip. But it is unclear how Trump will proceed.
Trump says Palestinian recognition plans not discussed with UK’s Starmer
US President Donald Trump says he did not discuss Britain’s plan to recognise a Palestinian state during his meeting with Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Trump told reporters on board Air Force One while travelling back to the United States from Scotland, recognising a Palestinian state would be “rewarding Hamas” – in a similar response to the decision from Israel.
“I don’t think they should be rewarded,” Trump said.
The US sent $60m for food aid for Palestinians in Gaza and Trump said he wants to make sure it’s “spent wisely and is spent judiciously, and that food is distributed in a proper manner”.
NGO calls for arrest of Israeli soldier in Hungary for Gaza ‘war crimes’
The International Coalition for Justice and Peace (ICJP) has formally notified police of an Israeli soldier suspected of war crimes now believed to be within Hungary’s jurisdiction.
The coalition has submitted a detailed dossier including photographic and written evidence to support the claim. The unnamed individual is thought to have served in the 932 Battalion, also known as the “Granite Battalion” of the Nahal Brigade, from October to December 2023.
During this time, the brigade operated in Gaza’s Zeitoun neighbourhood and Beit Hanoon and was involved in the Rafah incursion in late 2024, ICJP said.
The group said evidence indicates the soldier made statements advocating for the destruction of Palestinian villages, and it has footage from April 2024 showing the 932 Battalion commander discussing methods used to attack Palestinians in Gaza.
ICJP called for the individual’s arrest and detention under Hungarian law.
Orban will have none of that :/
