President Donald Trump says Hamas is reluctant to release the remaining hostages amid Israel's increase in humanitarian aid efforts in Gaza on Sunday.

“Nobody said even thank you, you know, thanks. “Somebody should say thank you,” Trump said. “But other nations are going to have to step up,” he continued. Trump on Gaza: We gave 60 million. No one said thank you. Somebody should say thank you pic.twitter.com/B5LNK9SgVa

Izzat al-Rishq, a top Hamas official, said Trump's remarks "blatantly echo" Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 's "narrative and lies," in an Arabic statement released on Monday on Telegram. The Israeli leader previously dismissed claims that his government had been pursuing a policy of starvation in Gaza.

President Trump signaled on Friday that after the breakdown in negotiations for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal, he believes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should escalate the war in order to "get rid" of Hamas.

Former President Donald Trump on Friday urged Jewish voters to support his candidacy — blasting Vice President Kamala Harris for her “disrespectful” comments about Israel — as he hosted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.

Trump pushes Netanyahu to 'get the food' to Gaza civilians as concerns rise over hunger amid Israel's war on Hamas.

The Israeli government is defending a top military officer who dismissed images of starving Palestinians as “fake” over the weekend, despite President Trump stating Monday that he believes the pictures are real.