U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee told Breitbart News on Tuesday that Hamas, not Israel, is to blame for whatever food deprivation is being suffered by Palestinian people in Gaza, because it hoards food aid.

Huckabee spoke exclusively to Breitbart News as part of the Breitbart Fight Club , a unique subscription service allowing participants access to pose questions to newsmakers and leaders from around the world.

Huckabee said that while there was hunger in Gaza, Israel was trying to make sure that Palestinians received food aid. Hamas, however, was more concerned with controlling and profiting from aid — and damaging Israel’s image — than it was in helping the Palestinian people whom it purports to represent.

He explained:

The simple truth is, Hamas is the one responsible for

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