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US officials haven’t seen evidence of genocide in Gaza, Trump says

The U.S. president told reporters in Pennsylvania that “they’re in a war. Some horrible things happen.”

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President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance walk along the West Colonnade of the White House, July 18, 2025. Photo by Daniel Torok/White House.

U.S. President Donald Trump was asked in a press gaggle in Allentown, Pa., on Sunday night whether U.S. officials, including Steve Witkoff, U.S. special envoy to the Middle East, saw evidence of genocide in Gaza.

“I don’t think—and, look, they’re in a war there. Some horrible things happened on Oct. 7, as you know,” Trump said. “It was a horrible, horrible thing. One of the worst I’ve ever seen. I’ve seen a lot of bad things since I’m president in terms of wars.”

The Trump administration has not accused Israel of “genocide” in Gaza previously.

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