US President Donald Trump said on Friday that "we're monitoring what's happening in Gaza and we're going to address it - people are starving there," while concluding his Gulf tour in Abu Dhabi.
Trump announced that many things regarding the issue will happen in the coming month, stating that "we need to help the Palestinians."
The US president also said on Friday that Iran received a new proposal from the Americans regarding a nuclear deal, and that they need to "move quickly," and if not, "bad things will happen."
Regarding Syria, Trump said that he did not ask Israel about recognizing the new Syrian government, saying he believed "it was the right thing to do." He noted that the US wants to see Syria prosper, and that the country would have no chance of succeeding if sanctions were not lifted.
Trump's previous comments on Gaza
On Thursday, Trump said that the US should take control of the Gaza Strip, deal with Hamas, and turn it into a freedom zone.
“If it’s necessary, I think I’d be proud to have the United States have it, take it, make it a freedom zone,” he said during a business roundtable.
“Let some good things happen, put people in homes where they can be safe, and Hamas is going to have to be dealt with,” Trump was quoted as saying.
IDF officials have "privately concluded that Palestinians in Gaza face widespread starvation unless aid deliveries are restored within weeks," the New York Times reported on Tuesday.
Trump took credit for release of Gaza hostages
US President Donald Trump took credit for the release of hostages from Gaza, telling reporters as he was boarding Air Force One on Wednesday, “Without the United States, the hostages would not be alive now. There are about 20 alive; we will get them out, step by step.
“Israel fought for a long time. They deserve a lot of credit; my people deserve a lot of credit, too,” he added.
This is a developing story.