Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee on Sunday firmly rejected allegations that Israel is committing genocide or deliberately starving Gaza.

“If Israel is committing genocide, they are really bad at it. They’re terrible at doing genocide,” he declared during an interview with Mark Levin on Fox News‘ “Life, Liberty & Levin.” Huckabee stressed that international criticism is misplaced, arguing that humanitarian suffering in Gaza is due to the Hamas terrorist group’s ongoing actions, not Israeli policy.

“There is one reason they are suffering in Gaza … it’s because of Hamas,” said Huckabee. “They are a terror organization and they’ve acted like it,” he added. He and Levin accused the media—particularly outlets such as The New York Times—of spreading misleading imagery and stories that ignore Hamas’s responsibility for the crisis, including its hoarding of aid and violence against its own population.

Pointing out the Jewish state’s efforts to supply humanitarian aid even under attack, Huckabee criticized European leaders for condemning Israel and calling for a Palestinian state while offering little direct assistance themselves.