Trump recounts 'Gaza' dialogue with Netanyahu

U.S. President Donald Trump made statements to journalists aboard Air Force One. Referring to a phone call he had with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier this week, Trump said he pushed Netanyahu to allow food and medicine to be sent to the devastated Gaza Strip. U.S. President Trump stated, "The subject of Gaza came up, and I said, ‘We have to treat Gaza well. Those people are suffering.’"

When asked by journalists whether he had brought up the issue of opening aid access points, Trump replied, "We are bringing it up. We will handle it. There is a very great need for medicine and food."

When asked how Netanyahu responded, Trump replied, "He received this situation positively."

"THERE IS GREAT TENSION BETWEEN PAKISTAN AND INDIA"

Speaking about the tension between India and Pakistan, Trump noted that he knows the leaders of India and Pakistan, saying, "They will handle it somehow. There is great tension between Pakistan and India, but there always has been."

Trump did not respond to a question about whether he would communicate with the leaders of both countries.