President Trump echoed the need to expand the war in Gaza, saying that the remaining 50 hostages can only be freed once Hamas is completely eradicated.

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.”

MAGA support for helping Palestinians grew more pronounced on social media over the weekend, adding heft from the political right to long-standing left-wing calls for aid.

President Trump is making plans for the US to take over humanitarian aid distribution in Gaza as famine looms over the Palestinian enclave.

President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would like to see journalists gain access to Gaza to see humanitarian efforts.

One source said it is seen as an unrealistic option because airdrops would not come close to meeting the needs of 2. 1 million Palestinians.

President Trump stopped short of directly endorsing Israel's plans to attack and occupy Gaza City in a brief phone interview with Axios on Monday, but said he didn't believe Hamas would release the hostages unless the situation changed.

One source said it is seen as an unrealistic option because airdrops would not come close to meeting the needs of 2.1 million Palestinians.

Three days after President Trump's meeting in Alaska with President Putin, he's due to see President Zelensky in Washington. But this time, the Ukrainian leader will be getting back-up from his heavyweight European allies,