Asked if he believed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's claim that there is no starvation crisis in the strip, Trump replied, "I don't know," and then mentioned images of starving children in Gaza appearing on TV.

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Trump said the facilities would be open-access, with “no boundaries” and “no fences,” and framed the effort as a direct response to the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in Gaza. “That’s real starvation stuff,” he said. “I see it, and you can’t fake that. So, we’re going to be even more involved.”