Trump’s Gaza Strip ‘take over’ plan rejected by allies and adversaries alike
The Hindu
Trump's proposal to take over Gaza and resettle Palestinians was swiftly rejected by allies and adversaries alike.
U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal that the United States “take over” the Gaza Strip and permanently resettle its Palestinian residents was swiftly rejected and denounced on Wednesday by American allies and adversaries alike.
Mr. Trump's suggestion came at a White House news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who smiled several times as the President detailed a plan to build new settlements for Palestinians outside the Gaza Strip, and for the U.S. to take “ownership” in redeveloping the war-torn territory into “the Riviera of the Middle East [West Asia].”
“The U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip, and we will do a job with it too,” Mr. Trump said. “We'll own it and be responsible for dismantling all of the dangerous unexploded bombs and other weapons on the site, level the site, and get rid of the destroyed buildings, level it out, create an economic development that will supply unlimited numbers of jobs.”
The comments came amid a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, during which the militant group has been turning over hostages in exchange for the release of prisoners held by Israel.
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Egypt, Jordan and other American allies in West Asia have already rejected the idea of relocating more than 2 million Palestinians from Gaza elsewhere in the region. Following Mr. Trump's remarks, Egypt's Foreign Ministry issued a statement stressing the need for rebuilding “without moving the Palestinians out of the Gaza Strip.”
Saudi Arabia, an important American ally, weighed in quickly on Mr. Trump's expanded idea to take over the Gaza Strip in a sharply worded statement, noting that its long call for an independent Palestinian state was a “firm, steadfast and unwavering position.”
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