Auburn's Bruce Pearl needles Obama over statement on Gaza

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Auburn Tigers men’s basketball coach Bruce Pearl criticized President Barack Obama over the statement he made on the hunger situation in Gaza.

Obama suggested aid must flow to Palestinians regardless of whether Israel can secure a hostage deal.

Pearl, who is the chair of the U.S. Israel Education Association, criticized the former president on Monday for failing to demand that Hamas return the hostages it has held since the Oct. 7, 2023 terror attacks.

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Former President Barack Obama made a statement on the hunger situation in Gaza. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

"You gave billions to Iran and Hamas creating this mess and not one word from you calling for THEM to release the hostages, surrender and end the War! Tell Hamas to 1) Quit stealing and reselling aid 2) Stop attacking GHF workers who are feeding Gazans. 3) Leave and end suffering," Pearl wrote on X.

Obama made the statement on social media on Sunday in reference to reporting from the New York Times stating that "Gazans are dying of starvation." Israel, which blocked aid to Gaza earlier this year, has recently begun to airdrop aid resources into the region, and its leaders argue reports of starvation are a false campaign promoted by Hamas.

Reporting from Fox News' Trey Yingst has indicated that hunger is indeed spreading across the region, however.

"While a lasting resolution to the crisis in Gaza must involve a return of all hostages and a cessation of Israel’s military operations, these articles