The White House reported that US President Donald Trump did not oblige himself to send American troops to the Gaza Strip. He also emphasized that the United States would not finance its reconstruction. Meanwhile, international human rights organizations condemned the plan of the American president regarding taking control of the Gaza Strip and the resettlement of Palestinians.
– The president did not commit to the arrangement of soldiers in the Gaza Strip – the spokeswoman of the White House Karoline Leavitt told journalists.
She noted that Trump said “the United States would not finance the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip.” “His administration will cooperate with our partners in the region to rebuild this region,” she specified.
Translation of Trump's words
She explained that Trump “said very clearly that he was expecting our partners in the region – especially Egypt and Jordan – to temporarily accept Palestinian refugees so that their homes could be rebuilt.” Later, she specified that Palestinian refugees “should temporarily be moved from the Gaza Strip during reconstruction, (…) because it is now a debris, not a place where people can live.”
According to the Secretary of State, Marc Rubio Trump only offered that United States They will be responsible for the reconstruction of the Gaza Zone, and in its offer it is about “cleansing debris and damage”. He added that the residents of the Gaza Zone will have to live somewhere during these works.
He assured that Trump's proposal is not a hostile step, and its details still require development. – I think it's a very noble gesture – he added during a visit to Guatemala.
Donald Trump during Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to the White House, February 4, 2025.PAP/EPA/SHAWN THEW/POOL
Trump wants to create a “unlimited number of jobs”
Trump declared on Tuesday at a joint press conference with the prime minister Israel Benjamin Netanyahuthat the US will take control of the Gaza Strip. He announced that the Americans would equalize this area with Earth, create there “unlimited number of jobs” and a resort where “international people”, including Palestinians, will live. At the same time, he said that the inhabitants of the zone should be resettled to neighboring Arab countries, which at their own expense would build places for them to live in “Peace and Harmony”.
A wave of criticism after Trump's words
Trump's statement caused a wave of indignation in the world. Secretary General UN Antonio Guterres warned on Wednesday before trying “ethnic purges” in the Gaza Strip. Guterres spokesman Stephane Dujarric pointed out that “all movement of the population under coercion is tantamount to ethnic purge.”
According to the Organization of the Defense human rights Amnesty International The plan of “taking control” over the Gaza Strip is “terrifying and illegal”. – Statements of President Trump calling for forced displacement of Palestinians from the occupied Gaza Zone should be widely and clearly condemned – said the Secretary General of the organization Agnes Callamard. – the language he uses (Donald Trump) is inclusion and scandalous, and his proposal is a gross violation of international law – she emphasized.
Omar Shakir, dealing with Human Rights Watch Israel and Palestine, said that if the displacement was made, it would be “moral disgust”. – International humanitarian law prohibits the forced displacement of the population from the occupied territory. When such forced displacements are universal, they can be considered a war crime or a crime against humanity – he added.
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