US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the US will partner with Israel to run new food centres in Gaza to address the worsening humanitarian crisis there, but he and US officials offered few additional details about the plan or how it would differ from existing food distribution centres.

Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One as he returned from a trip to Scotland that Israel would preside over the new food centres 'to make sure the distribution is proper.' 'We're going to be dealing with Israel, and we think they can do a good job of it," Trump said.

The opaque details come as the Trump administration is facing calls at home and abroad to do more to address the hunger crisis in Gaza. The U.S.'s close ally, Israel, is at the center of an international outcry as more images of emaciated children continue to emerge.