For two and a half months, Israel has not allowed any aid to enter Gaza. There is a severe shortage of drinking water, food, and essential medical supplies. Hospitals are struggling due to a lack of fuel. Despite these conditions, the occupying country continues its brutal attacks on the Palestinian territory. Between Thursday midnight and Friday afternoon, more than a hundred Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes. In this context, U.S. President Donald Trump remarked that many people in Gaza are starving. He made the statement in Abu Dhabi on Friday, the last day of his Gulf tour.

According to a report by The Guardian, Trump’s brief comment on Gaza came as he was concluding his first foreign tour of his second term. Although he visited several Gulf countries, he deliberately excluded a key ally—Israel—from the tour. There had been widespread speculation that his visits to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates might lead to a new announcement regarding Gaza and the resumption of aid deliveries, including food and other necessities.

However, no such indications have emerged. On the contrary, the level of violence has escalated over the past 72 hours due to heavy Israeli bombings in Gaza. On Friday, the final day of his Gulf tour, Trump told reporters in Abu Dhabi, "We are keeping our eyes on Gaza. We will take care of the region. Many people there are starving."

Since March 2, Israel has blocked all humanitarian aid from entering Gaza. Human rights organizations report that the area is facing an acute food crisis. Earlier on Thursday, while in Qatar, the U.S. President reiterated his desire to take control of the Palestinian territory of Gaza. He said, "If the United States takes over Gaza and turns it into a freedom zone, I think I would be proud. Let something good happen. Let people stay in their homes where they are safe. Hamas will be dealt with too. Let's make Gaza a 'Freedom Zone.' Let the United States be involved."

Following Trump’s comments, Hamas stressed on Thursday that restarting humanitarian aid to the devastated region is the most urgent need. Any other discussion is completely irrelevant. Just hours after Trump’s renewed call to turn Gaza into a "Freedom Zone," the Palestinian resistance group warned that Gaza is not for sale.

According to Al Jazeera, Israel’s latest attacks have spread panic in northern Gaza. On Friday, Mohammad al-Mughair, spokesperson for Gaza’s Civil Defense, said 56 people were killed since midnight. By the afternoon, the death toll had exceeded 100. Earlier on Wednesday and Thursday, Israeli attacks had killed over 250 people. Gaza’s Health Ministry reported that as of Friday afternoon, at least 53,119 Palestinians had been killed by Israeli attacks in Gaza, and the number of injured was close to 120,000.

Umm Mohammed al-Tatari, a 57-year-old resident of northern Gaza, told AFP: "We were sleeping when everything around us suddenly exploded. Everyone started running. We saw the destruction with our own eyes—blood everywhere, body parts, dead bodies. We didn’t know who was dead and who was still alive."
Ahmed Nasr, 33, said, "The bombing continued all night. We couldn’t sleep. There’s no safety. We could die at any moment."

Since Hamas attacked Israel in October 2023 and took 251 hostages, 57 of them are still believed to be in Gaza. According to the Israeli military, 34 of them have died.

The main group representing the families of hostages still held in Gaza said that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is missing a "historic opportunity" to bring their loved ones home. In a statement, the Hostages and Missing Families Forum said that with escalating violence in Gaza and news of Trump’s tour ending, hostage families woke up Friday morning with deep concern. "Missing this historic opportunity will be a massive failure—one that will be remembered with disgrace forever," the statement read.

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