{"id":48958,"date":"2025-08-06T03:18:04","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T03:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gyalchisarshog.com\/?p=48958"},"modified":"2025-08-06T03:44:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T03:44:41","slug":"trump-says-it-is-up-to-israel-whether-to-occupy-all-of-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gyalchisarshog.com\/?p=48958","title":{"rendered":"Trump says it is \u2018up to Israel\u2019 whether to occupy all of Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Al Jazeera:   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Washington, DC \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0United States President Donald Trump has suggested that he will not block possible Israeli plans to take over Gaza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When asked on Tuesday about reports that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/8\/5\/israels-netanyahu-has-decided-on-full-occupation-of-gaza-reports-say\">decided to occupy<\/a>&nbsp;the entire&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/8\/5\/israeli-forces-kill-more-than-80-people-across-gaza-as-starvation-worsens\">Palestinian territory<\/a>, Trump said he is focused on getting \u201cpeople fed\u201d in Gaza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs far as the rest of it, I really can\u2019t say. That\u2019s going to be pretty much up to Israel,\u201d the US president told reporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Washington provides Israel with billions of dollars in military aid annually, assistance that significantly increased following the start of Israel\u2019s war on Gaza in October 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Israel has used forced displacement orders to squeeze Palestinians into ever-shrinking pockets in Gaza, turning 86 percent of the territory into militarised zones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But increased military operations in the remaining part of the territory would further endanger the lives of Palestinians, who already endure daily bombardment and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/liveblog\/2025\/8\/5\/live-israel-kills-74-in-past-day-as-trickle-of-aid-trucks-enters-gaza\">Israeli-imposed starvation<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cf-images.eu-west-1.prod.boltdns.net\/v1\/static\/665003303001\/5d9d8fd9-3e76-413a-80a0-6e0809302a39\/8b2ea177-0d86-464a-a386-4d4f74da36c4\/1920x1080\/match\/image.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">https:\/\/imasdk.googleapis.com\/js\/core\/bridge3.709.0_en.html#fid=goog_364962317Play Video<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Al Jazeera: Washington, DC \u2013\u00a0United States President Donald Trump has suggested that he will not block possible Israeli plans to take over Gaza. When asked on Tuesday about reports that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has&nbsp;decided to occupy&nbsp;the entire&nbsp;Palestinian territory, Trump said he is focused on getting \u201cpeople fed\u201d in Gaza. \u201cAs far as the rest of it, I really can\u2019t say. That\u2019s going to be pretty much up to Israel,\u201d the US president told reporters. 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