A special envoy of President Donald Trump Steve Witkoff and the US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabe on Friday a rare journey to the Gaza Street. They spent five hours on the spot, visiting, among others Humanitarian Aid Distribution Center. They promised to deal with the humanitarian crisis, which was undoubtedly a aftermath growing indignation of international public opinion on the situation in gas.
“The purpose of the visit was to give the President @Potus a bright picture of the humanitarian situation and help in developing a plan to provide food and medical assistance to the inhabitants of Gaza,” Witkoff wrote on X.
This visit is a symbol of changes taking place in the White House – although Trump still supports Israel, it is allegedly increasingly concerned about the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip.
An anonymous White House official told the editorial office of Politico that Trump “did not change the fundamental belief” that Hamas is “the main” responsibility for the prolonged conflict. Referring to the recent statements of Trump, the official admitted that “some new fears” appeared.
These fears, fueled with photos and relationships about starving children, are reflected in the circles of the supporters of the magician and among the general public. Gallup's survey this week showed that The support of Americans for Israel's military activities dropped to 32 percent, reaching a record low level.
Trump “adapts his actions to current problems. Sometimes people make a mistake without listening to the president,” said the high -ranking White House official anonymously. – He just speaks straight. For example, what is happening in the Gaza Strip and Israel. I want to solve it. Yes, you can't negotiate with Hamas. But he doesn't want children to starve. I don't want this to happen. That's all. There is nothing more about it – added the clerk.
This does not mean that Trump is ready to comply with the appeal of some countries to recognize Palestine's statehood – although his opposition may not be as determined as a few months ago.
Opposition to the statehood of Palestine
According to two people familiar with the conversation, who asked for anonymity, this summer Trump privately urged the President of France Emmanuel Macron to not recognize the Palestinian state. However, the conversation did not bring the intended result – last week, Macron announced his intention to recognize the Palestinian state.
When journalists asked Trump about it during his trip to Scotland last weekend, he reacted to the decision of the French president with seemingly indifference.
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“What he says does not matter,” he said. During the Monday meeting with the prime minister of Great Britain, Keir Starmer seemed to leave him to support Macron's position. – I'm not going to take a position. I don't mind that he takes them, “Trump said, sitting next to Starmer.
The White House refused to comment on Trump's conversation with Macron and his general approach to the situation in the Gaza Strip. On Thursday, the spokeswoman for the White House Karoline Leavitt told journalists that the president “expressed his dissatisfaction and opposition” both towards the decision of Macron and Starmer and the Canadian Prime Minister Marek Carney, who also in favor of the creation of the Palestinian state.
Leavitt added that Trump is still opposing the recognition of Palestine as a separate state. “He thinks that this would be an award of Hamas when Hamas is a real obstacle to suspending weapons and release all hostages,” she said.
Still The US president broke the common front with the prime minister of Israel Binjamin Netanyahu – He not only admitted that there was a humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Zone, but he also sent his most important advisers to it to take care of the problem.
Surprising Trump's phrase
Steve Witkoff published a photo in social media, which was, as together with Mik, Huckabe, meets the employees of the organization of Gaza Humanitarian Foundation supported by Israel, whose United States transferred $ 30 million. (PLN 111 million). Dozens of charity organizations and aid groups criticized this organization for the fact that it does not provide assistance in a safe way – Hundreds of Palestinians died while trying to get to the food distribution points. The Israeli army claims that it only reflects “warning shots” and violence accuses Hamas.
On Friday, Trump said that Witkoff had a “great meeting” with the employees of this organization. “He met on the food of people and we want that,” said the US President.
A special envoy of the White House to the Middle East Steve Witkoff (in the middle, in a hat) during a visit to the Food Distribution and Humanitarian Distribution Center Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in the Gaza Strip, August 1, 2025.David Odisho/Getty AFP/East News/East News
Caring for the fate of Palestinians is a surprising phrase in Donald Trump's policy – Just a few months ago he talked about the creation of the “Middle East Riviera” from the Gaza Strip. The idea would also be associated with a plan of forced resettlement of Palestinians to neighboring countries and the destruction of their homes in the Gaza Strip.
Not only that – it was Trump that clearly supported and even encouraged Netanyahu to end after only two months of fragile suspension of weapons negotiated by the United States and the resumption of a total war by Israel and almost complete blockage of humanitarian aid. The president warned Hamas that “he would be hell!” He stated that he would give Israel “everything he needs to finish the work.”
A high -ranking White House official said that Trump simply wants to end the bloodshed and “is not particularly interested in details.”
“The president routinely maintains the opportunity to choose and leave the situation,” said the official. – This is his way of acting, he has many outpatient strategies from every situation that is in a sense acceptable – he added.
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