This came in response to a reporter's question during a White House event about Israel's bombing of Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza, which resulted in the deaths of 20 Palestinians, including five journalists. Trump said, "When did this happen? I didn't know." He added, "I'm not happy about it, and I don't want to see it. We have to put an end to this nightmare," without offering an assessment of the performance of his country's ally, Israel.
Trump explained that he was behind the release of a number of Israeli prisoners held by Hamas in a previous exchange deal, stressing that the situation in Gaza is "very bad."
The Government Media Office in the Gaza Strip announced on Monday evening that the number of journalists killed since October 7, 2023, had risen to 246, following the killing of six journalists today, including five in the Nasser Hospital attack.
With American support, Israel has been committing genocide in Gaza since October 7, 2023, leaving 62,744 Palestinians dead, 158,259 wounded, most of them children and women, more than 9,000 missing, hundreds of thousands displaced, and a famine that has killed 300 Palestinians, including 117 children, as of Monday.
In a separate development, Trump said on Monday that he had not yet discussed the details of the security guarantees he intends to offer Ukraine to end the war with Russia, indicating that Europe would provide substantial guarantees and that Washington would support them.
In a press statement at the White House, he affirmed his desire to end the war "as soon as possible," noting that negotiations between Russia and Ukraine continue, with important issues yet to be resolved.
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Arab condemnations of the Nasser Hospital massacre and calls for urgent action to stop the occupation's crimes.
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Widespread international condemnation of the Israeli occupation army's bombing of Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis and the targeting of journalists.
Trump explained that security guarantees for Ukraine are the most prominent issue currently, and that his country has not yet discussed the nature of these guarantees. He emphasized that Europe will provide them and the United States will support this process.
Asked why a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had not yet taken place, Trump said, "Because they don't like each other." He added that "a bomb dropped on Kyiv after his meeting with Putin made him very angry."
Trump indicated that the United States deals with NATO, not directly with Ukraine, explaining that NATO requests Patriot missiles and that Washington provides them in exchange for payments, emphasizing that no direct money is provided to Ukraine.
The White House hosted a meeting on Monday that included Trump and Zelensky, along with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, the presidents of France, Britain, and Finland, and the president of the European Commission. This follows a previous summit between Trump and Putin on August 15 in Alaska to discuss a ceasefire and bilateral relations between Russia and Ukraine.
Since February 24, 2022, Russia has launched a military attack on its neighbor, Ukraine, and has demanded that Kyiv abandon its membership in Western military entities as a condition for ending the offensive. Kyiv considers this to be "interference" in its affairs.
