DaysofPal-The senior Hamas official Izzat al-Rishq has condemned U.S. President Donald Trump for denying the existence of famine in the Gaza Strip, accusing him of amplifying Israeli disinformation and providing political cover for the continuing campaign of Israeli genocide and starvation.
The member of Hamas’s political bureau said in a statement on Sunday that Trump’s comments reflect a “blatant repetition of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s lies” and give Israel additional international impunity to escalate its military offensive against Palestinian civilians in Gaza.
“This denial comes in the face of overwhelming evidence from the United Nations and humanitarian organizations confirming the deaths of dozens of children due to starvation,” Rishq said, pointing to Israel’s continued blockade of food and medicine and its obstruction of aid through official humanitarian channels.
Moreover, Rishq dismissed U.S. allegations that Hamas has been stealing humanitarian aid, calling them false and unfounded.
He cited a recent internal investigation by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), reported by Reuters, which found that the U.S. State Department made such accusations without providing any evidence, and that no systematic theft of aid by Hamas had been documented.
Instead, Rishq accused the Israeli military of creating chaos around aid convoys by targeting Palestinian police officers tasked with securing relief deliveries, thus enabling organized gangs, allegedly operating under Israeli protection, to loot aid trucks.
He urged the U.S. administration to refrain from promoting Israeli propaganda and instead “uphold humanitarian values and take ethical responsibility for the siege, starvation, and mass killings taking place in Gaza.”
The comments come as the war on Gaza enters its 661st day, with the humanitarian situation deteriorating rapidly.
International aid agencies have warned of a full-scale famine, a collapsing healthcare system, and the deliberate targeting of civilians awaiting assistance.
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