Former U.S. President Donald Trump announced in a phone interview with "Axios" on Friday morning his efforts to launch a plan aimed at providing food for the residents of Gaza, expressing his deep concern over the worsening famine crisis in the region.

Trump said, "We want to help people. We want to help them live. We want to feed them. This should have happened a long time ago," adding that the humanitarian situation in Gaza requires urgent intervention.

Regarding aid, Trump held Hamas responsible for stealing part of the humanitarian aid funded by the United States, although an internal U.S. government report found no widespread evidence of Hamas stealing the aid.

Trump also noted that he had not received a briefing from his envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, who visited a controversial aid distribution site in Gaza run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, without disclosing details of the plan or whether it would include additional support for the foundation.

This announcement comes amid the escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza, amidst ongoing political tensions and international efforts to find solutions to the worsening humanitarian crisis, especially with the continued blockade and shortage of essential materials.