At least 78 Palestinians have been killed across the Gaza Strip by Israeli strikes or gunfire, according to local health officials.

The president described the food crisis in the enclave as a “terrible situation,” and said the U.S. would set up food centers and fund the effort along with European nations.

President Donald Trump has announced plans to press Israel for more food aid to Gaza. Trump made the statement during a meeting Monday with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Trump's Turnberry golf course in Scotland.

President Donald Trump hosted British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Scotland on Monday, discussing the deepening food crisis in Gaza, Russia’s war in Ukraine and tariff rates.

Germany will immediately launch an airlift to deliver humanitarian aid into Gaza as it considers stepping up pressure on Israel over the "catastrophic" situation in the enclave, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday.

"People are literally dying with the hunger; the hunger is killing them. Starvation is being used as a weapon," Dr. Bilal Piracha said.

The Israeli- and U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has been widely condemned for weaponizing food aid against starving Palestinians.

JERUSALEM/GAZA, July 27 (Reuters) - Israel on Sunday announced a halt in military operations for 10 hours a day in parts of Gaza and new aid corridors as Jordan and the United Arab Emirates airdropped supplies into the enclave, where images of starving Palestinians have alarmed the world.