The White House said Tuesday that details on a new plan to deliver aid to hungry Palestinians in Gaza will be released soon, after US President Donald Trump floated establishing new “food centers” in the Strip, while providing little additional information.

During a Monday press conference with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Trump declared: “We’re going to set up food centers where people can walk in and [there are] no boundaries.”

“People [currently] see the food from thirty yards away… but they’ve got fences set up so nobody can even get it. It’s crazy,” Trump said.

Israel has yet to confirm that such a plan is in the works.

Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Tuesday, Trump was asked when the new food centers would be set up.

“Very soon,” he responded, reiterating that his administration has donated $60 million for Gaza aid.

He was apparently referring to the $30 million that the US has donated to the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). It was not clear whether the new food centers he spoke about would be related to the current three that are already being run by the GHF.

Asked who will be running the food centers, Trump responded: “We’re going to be dealing with Israel.”

Israel to date has sought to avoid directly running aid distribution centers, instead preferring to have the IDF secure the perimeter around them. This has led to repeated incidents of shootings of Palestinians trying to reach the distribution sites. The IDF has said that it has only fired at those who posed a threat, but it has come under heavy criticism, as the Hamas-run Gaza health ministry says that over 1,000 Palestinians have been killed in these shootings over the past two months.

Trump said Tuesday that he had last spoken to Netanyahu two days prior, adding that the Israeli premier also wants food to be........

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