President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the U.S. will “take over” the Gaza Strip, ‘level the site” and rebuild it, after earlier saying Palestinians living there should leave.
“They instead can occupy all of a beautiful area with homes and safety, and they can live out their lives in peace and harmony” in other areas or countries, he said at a news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“The U.S. 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. Level the site and get rid of the destroyed buildings. Level it out,” he said.
“Create an economic development that will supply unlimited numbers of jobs and housing for the people of the area,” he added. Do a real job. Do something different.”
President Donald Trump and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a press conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 4, 2025.
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