US President Donald Trump after talking to Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the United States “took control of the Gaza Strip.” When asked if he would send American soldiers to Gaza, he added that “he would do what is necessary.”
– USA They will take over the Gaza Strip. We will be responsible for dismantling all threats, bombs and other weapons in this area, level the area with the ground and get rid of damaged buildings. We will create an economic development that will provide an unlimited number of jobs and apartments for residents of this area – said the US President on Tuesday Donald Trump During a joint press conference with the Prime Minister Israel Benjamin Netanyahu. He added that Palestinians should not live in this area, which is associated for them only with “death and destruction” and should be resettled to neighboring Arab countries, which at their own expense would build places to live for them.
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“I see it will bring great stability to this part of the Middle East,” said Trump. As he said, he thought about it for a long time and this is a serious proposition.
When asked if he would send American soldiers to Gaza, he added that “he would do what is necessary.”
Netanyahu appearing next to him said that Israel's goal is to ensure that Gaza is not ruled by Hamas, and “Trump is this idea to a higher level.” He noted that this is a proposal worth consideration and that talks on this subject are ongoing.
Donald Trump talked to Benjamin NetanyahuShawn THEW/PAP/EPA
Trump wants to resettle Palestinians from the Gaza Strip
The American president emphasized that he hopes that “we could create a really nice and good place for Palestinians, from which they would not like to come back, because what they would return to, the Gaza Zone became hell.”
In recent days, Trump has made proposals for temporary or long -term transfer of part of the Gaza Strip, indicating that it was the territory ruined by war not suitable for life and should be first “cleaned”. He had already mentioned Egypt and Jordan as countries that could accept the inhabitants of the Gaza Strip.
The leaders of these countries said that they did not agree with this idea and would not take part in its implementation. The proposal was also rejected by representatives of other Arab countries and Palestinian Authority.
During Tuesday's press conference, Trump also noted that he did not support the reconstruction of Jewish housing estates in the Gaza Strip.
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