'People are starving' - How Trump lost patience with Israel
The Story21 Maj 2025

'People are starving' - How Trump lost patience with Israel

As Donald Trump took a tour of the Middle East last week, there was one notable omission from his itinerary - a trip to see America's long term political ally in the region, Israel. Instead, the US President voiced concern for the ongoing famine in Gaza. And now, after days of speculation, Benjamin Netanyahu has been forced to dismiss talk of a rift with Israel's military and diplomatic patron. But what caused Trump's patience to snap, and will it change anything for starving Gazans?

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Guest: Gabrielle Weiniger, Tel Aviv-based correspondent for The Times

Amal Helles, Reporter at The Times

Host: Manveen Rana

Producer: Rosie Stopher


Further reading: Leaked map shows Israeli proposal to force Gazans into strips of land / Here in Gaza, babies are skin and bone. I fear mine will be too

Further listening: Trump’s Gaza Bombshell

Clips: Sky News, UK Parliament, Al Jazeera, TRT World

Photo: A Gaza soup kitchen, via Getty images

Get in touch: thestory@thetimes.com

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