[Governor Dinwiddie]

Hamas uses food to control the populace. There is no lack of food. Hamas is interfering with its distribution.

[enumerated]

The appearance of a humanitarian crisis helps Hamas in several ways:

1) shame the US and Israel into sending yet more food, which Hamas profits from in terms of cash flow and control of the population.

2) blame Israel and the US for starving Gaza’s people.

3) bait the US and Israel into denying there’s starvation - making us look callous.

By not denying there’s famine, but attributing it to Hanas not distributing it, President Trump has undercut their narrative -