Trump says US will ‘take over’ Gaza
US President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will assume control over the Gaza Strip, promising to rebuild the enclave Read Full Article at RT.com
The US president announced a plan to “level” the Palestinian enclave turn it into the “Riviera of the Middle East”
US President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will assume control over the Gaza Strip, promising to rebuild the war-torn enclave and create economic opportunities for its future residents. Trump made the remarks on Tuesday following his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House.
Trump reiterated his view that Palestinians should be permanently resettled elsewhere but added that the US would “take over” Gaza and lead efforts to clear the destruction.
“The US will take over the Gaza Strip. And we will do a job with it, too. We’ll own it and be responsible for dismantling all of the dangerous unexploded bombs and other weapons on the site,” Trump said, promising to “level the site and get rid of the destroyed buildings.”
“The only reason the Palestinians want to go back to Gaza is they have no alternative,” Trump argued. “This is just a demolition site… They instead can occupy all of a beautiful area with homes and they can live out their lives in peace and harmony instead of having to go back and do it again.”
BREAKING: President Trump says "the U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip" at a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. pic.twitter.com/97jxhD2Slt— MSNBC (@MSNBC) February 5, 2025
The US president claimed that his initiative would “create economic development that will provide unlimited jobs and housing for the people of the area – to do a real job, to do something different.”
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Approximately 92% of homes in the Gaza Strip have been destroyed or severely damaged, and around 1.9 million people – more than 90% of Gaza’s population – have been displaced since the war broke out in October 2023, according to the UN. Trump, a former real estate mogul, has repeatedly referred to Gaza as a “demolition site” in recent weeks.
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