Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu forcefully denied allegations of starvation in the Gaza Strip, labeling the accusations as “a bold-faced lie.”
“There is no policy of starvation in Gaza, and there is no starvation in Gaza,” Netanyahu declared. “Israel has enabled humanitarian aid throughout the duration of the war. Otherwise, there would be no Gazans.”
Netanyahu revealed that Israel has facilitated the delivery of over 1.9 million tons of humanitarian aid–including food, water, and medicine–into Gaza since the war began nearly two years ago. He blamed Hamas for the suffering of Gazan civilians, accusing the terror group of looting supplies and weaponizing international sympathy.
“Hamas robs, steals this humanitarian aid and then accuses Israel of not supplying it,” Netanyahu said. “The U.N. has no excuses left. Stop lying. Stop finding excuses. Do what you have to do and stop accusing Israel deliberately of this egregious falsehood.”
In coordination with the United States, Europe, and humanitarian agencies, Israel has implemented daily 10-hour pauses in combat operations in non-operational zones and opened secure corridors from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. to allow for uninterrupted aid delivery.
While acknowledging the grave humanitarian situation, Netanyahu emphasized that it is Hamas–not Israel–hindering relief. “Hamas uses civilians as human shields, hides weapons in schools and hospitals, and even fires on Palestinians to seize aid convoys,” he said.
The prime minister also denounced what he described as a global disinformation campaign fueled by manipulated casualty figures and staged imagery. “We are fighting a just war, a moral war, for our very survival,” he said, referencing the October 7th massacre in which Hamas terrorists killed more than 1,200 Israelis. “No sovereign nation would tolerate the presence of a genocidal terror organization on its border.”
Netanyahu warned that Hamas has vowed to repeat such atrocities and reaffirmed that Israel will not halt its military campaign until all hostages are freed and Hamas is dismantled. “That is the only path to a future of genuine peace for both Israelis and Palestinians.”
Addressing a packed auditorium of American evangelical leaders, Netanyahu shifted focus to a broader theme–what he called “a battle for truth.” He praised the enduring friendship between Jews and Christians as “a partnership bonded in faith, history, and tradition,” and positioned it as a bulwark against Islamist extremism and growing anti-Israel sentiment in global discourse.
“We have an eighth front–the battle for truth–and I can think of no one who can carry this battle alongside us better than our many Christian friends,” he told the audience.
