3 more Gaza hostages may be dead, Netanyahu says after Trump delivered his own grim assessment
New York PostMAY 5
World Central Kitchen Halts Operations in Gaza as Supplies Dwindle
Above: Displaced Palestinians, including children, wait with empty pots to receive food distributed by humanitarian organizations at the Jabalia Refugee Camp in the northern Gaza Strip on May 7, 2025. Image copyright: Mahmoud Issa/Contributor/Anadolu via Getty Images
The Spin
Pro-establishment narrative
The return to war will not save the hostages. Furthermore, Israel's policy of blocking aid from entering Gaza is creating widespread starvation across the strip. Both sides need to make concessions so that the ceasefire can be fully implemented and the hostages are returned.
Pro-Israel narrative
In typical U.N. fashion, when Israel tries to find a solution, the U.N.'s only response is intransigence. Instead of working with Israel, the U.N. is siding with Hamas, as it ignores the terror group's funneling of aid to its own fighters, which is only prolonging this terrible war. Israel wants to distribute aid directly to Palestinian civilians, yet the U.N. and other international agencies seemingly prefer the current system of corruption.
Pro-Palestine narrative
It should be clear after over a year of grinding brutality that Israel's true goal is to destroy Gaza and starve its people. Indeed, starvation is an integral part of Israel's genocidal campaign. Children are on the verge of starving to death in their mothers' arms, yet the United States and international community have failed to end this travesty.