Dostri admitted that the decision regarding the localized ceasefires was Netanyahu’s, and said that the prime minister may decide to give a video statement later on Sunday. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu preferred that the IDF announce the new localized “humanitarian” ceasefires in the Gaza Strip rather than announce it himself since it is “not something widely accepted by large segments of the public,

President Trump on Monday signaled a break with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the unfolding humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where Trump acknowledged there was “real starvation”

Netanyahu, speaking from the Israel Air Force's Ramon Air Base claimed that the UN is "creating an excuse and lie about Israel," by saying that Israel is not allowing humanitarian aid to enter Gaza. Israel will "need to continue allowing the entry of minimal humanitarian supplies" into the Gaza Strip,

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sees the militant Palestinian group Hamas as an "obstacle" to an agreement following the latest setback in indirect negotiations for a ceasefire in the Gaza war.

The Israeli prime minister found a political window to step up humanitarian assistance but remains under intense pressure both abroad and at home.

Trump vows to set up food centres as he breaks with Israel over mass starvation - Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer presents UK-led Middle East peace plan to US president in Scotland

US President Donald Trump on Monday described the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip as "terrible," and said hungry Palestinian children must be helped. "We have to get the kids fed," Trump said during a meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Scotland,

The president described the food crisis in the enclave as a “terrible situation,” and said the U.S. would set up food centers and fund the effort along with European nations.