Trump: "I Would Like Journalists to Enter Gaza"

US President Donald Trump addressed the humanitarian aid distribution efforts in the Gaza Strip this evening (Thursday), which include airdrops of packages to the Strip alongside distribution of rations by the American organization GHF. In his remarks, he said he would like to allow journalists to enter the Strip so they could see the activity for themselves.

"I would like journalists to enter Gaza, so they can see the humanitarian aid efforts," Trump said. "It is indeed a dangerous place to be, but I would like to see that happen."

Earlier today, the IDF spokesperson confirmed that in recent hours, 119 aid packages containing food for Gaza Strip residents were airdropped by six different countries: Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Germany, Belgium, Italy, and France.

According to the IDF spokesperson's statement, the airdrops were carried out "in accordance with political leadership directives" and within the framework of cooperation between Israel and countries around the world. It was also reported that "the IDF will continue to work to improve the humanitarian response in the Gaza Strip, in cooperation with the international community, while rejecting false claims of intentional starvation in Gaza."

According to consistent UN reports, around 90% of aid trucks handled by the UN are "intercepted" - hijacked - by terrorists or other "armed groups" or by mobs of looting civilians. 100 humanitarian organizations published a petition today accusing the IDF of deliberately delaying or obstructing aid into the Strip, a charge the IDF denies and which the government has refuted.