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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 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.”
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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