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.

Israel, which controls the entry of all supplies to Gaza, has denied there is starvation in Gaza and rejected accusations of being responsible for food shortages. On Sunday, the Israeli military began actions that it said were aimed at "improving the humanitarian response" in Gaza and "refut [ing] the false claim of deliberate starvation".

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says no one in Gaza is starving: “There is no policy of starvation in Gaza, and there is no starvation in Gaza. We enable humanitarian aid throughout the duration of the war to enter Gaza – otherwise,

Israel commits to daily 10-hour pauses in military operations in parts of Gaza. Israel says aid corridors are being set up to "refute the false claim on intentional starvation".

Reversal comes following fierce global condemnation of ‘appalling’ humanitarian conditions inside besieged enclave