President Donald Trump mentioned Tuesday that the U.S. will “take over” the Gaza Strip, ‘degree the positioning” and rebuild it, after earlier saying Palestinians residing there ought to depart.
“They as a substitute can occupy all of a fantastic space with houses and security, they usually can dwell out their lives in peace and concord” in different areas or nations, he mentioned at a information convention with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“The U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip, and we’ll do a job with it, too. We’ll personal it and be answerable for dismantling all the harmful unexploded bombs and different weapons on the positioning. Degree the positioning and eliminate the destroyed buildings. Degree it out,” he mentioned.
“Create an financial improvement that may provide limitless numbers of jobs and housing for the individuals of the world,” he added. Do an actual job. Do one thing completely different.”
President Donald Trump and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu maintain a press convention within the East Room of the White Home in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 4, 2025.
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“We must always go to different nations of curiosity with humanitarian hearts, and there are numerous of them that need to do that and construct numerous domains that may in the end be occupied by the 1.8 million Palestinians residing in Gaza, ending the dying and destruction and albeit, dangerous luck,” he mentioned. “This may be paid for by neighboring nations of nice wealth. It may very well be one, two, three, 4, 5, seven, eight, 12. It may very well be quite a few websites, or it may very well be one massive web site,” he mentioned.
U.S. President Donald Trump seems on as he holds a joint press convention with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu within the East Room on the White Home in Washington, Feb. 4, 2025.
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“However the individuals will be capable to dwell in consolation and peace and can get certain — we’ll be sure one thing actually spectacular is finished. They’ll have peace. They don’t seem to be going to be shot at and killed and destroyed like this civilization of — of fantastic individuals has needed to endure. The one purpose the Palestinians need to return to Gaza is that they haven’t any different.” he mentioned.
“I do see a long-term possession place, and I see it bringing nice stability to that a part of the Center East and perhaps all the Center East. And everyone I’ve spoken to, this was not a call made calmly,” he continued. “All people I’ve spoken to loves the thought of the USA proudly owning that piece of land, creating and creating hundreds of jobs with one thing that can be magnificent in a extremely magnificent space that no one would know.”
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks throughout a joint press convention with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu within the East Room on the White Home in Washington, Feb. 4, 2025.
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Requested who would dwell there, Trump responded, “the world’s individuals,” saying, “the potential within the Gaza Strip is unbelievable.”
“Historical past, as you already know, simply cannot let it preserve repeating itself. We’ve got a chance to do one thing that may very well be phenomenal. And I do not need to be cute. I do not need to be a sensible man. However the Riviera of the Center East, this may very well be one thing that may very well be so … magnificent,” he mentioned.
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