President Donald Trump on Monday proclaimed that food relief is in the works for the embattled residents of Gaza. “People are starving,” he said, “and we’re gonna help them get some food.”

Trump’s comment was in response to a reporter’s question yelled out at the close of a media briefing at the White House focused on the NFL draft. Trump said the people of Gaza can expect U.S. food assistance.

Trump’s words come amid Axios reporting that Israel plans to “flatten all of Gaza” if no peace agreement is reached by the time Trump is set to visit Israel on May 15.

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