War in the Middle East, live: last hour of the conflict between Israel and Gaza

The president of the United States, Donald Trump, declared on Tuesday, when asked about the plans of the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamín Netanyahu, on a total occupation of the Gaza Strip, that this is something that “will depend largely on Israel.” “I really can’t say anything. That will depend largely on Israel,” said the president when questioned by the press during an event held at the White House. The Republican said that he is focused on “feeding people” of Gaza: “United States recently donated 60 million dollars to supply food for the population of Gaza, which is obviously not going through a good time in regard to food.” Trump said both Israel, as the Arab countries “will help” in the distribution and financing of these foods. According to a senior Israeli official who informed the Hebrew media on Monday, Netanyahu aims to propose to the Israeli security cabinet, who decides on the offensive in Gaza, “the continuation of the fighting and their expansion to areas where there is feared that there are hostages”, in addition to “the total occupation of the Gaza Strip”.