Administration Donald Trump is working on the plan resettlement of even a million Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Libya – NBC News said on Friday, citing five people familiar with the case. According to the American station, the plan is to be so serious that USA They have already discussed him with Libyan leadersbut the final contract has not yet been concluded.
Media: USA develop a plan to resettle a million Gazanians to Libya
In exchange for the party Palestiniansthe American administration would transfer Libya billions of dollars of funds that Washington He frozen over a decade ago – NBC News said.
According to three sources cited by the medium Israel He was informed about the mentioned conversations on an ongoing basis. – These reports are untrue – a spokesman for the American administration said in response to the NBC, adding that “such a plan was not discussed and does not make sense.”
Years Israelnor two competing governments in Libya They did not comment on the above reports. As reported by NBC News, officials of American administration were also to discuss the offer of various incentives for Gazanians – such as free accommodation and possible co -financing – to encourage them to leave Palestinian territory for the North African country.
One of the officials told the American station that it was still not clear where in the area Libya A million displaced people could settle. This country is still in chaos since time civil warwhich broke out in 2011, when a long -time dictator was killed and killed Muammar Kaddafiego.
War in the Gaza Strip. Donald Trump about taking over the territory
Let us remind you that at the beginning of February the US President Donald Trump He suggested that his country “take over” the Gaza Strip and will transform it into “Riviera of the Middle East”. He previously argued that Palestinians should be permanently resettled to Jordan or Egyptwhich met with sharp opposition from the international community. Since then, the Republican stated, however, that none of the inhabitants of Gaza would be displaced.
During the last one visits to the Middle East Trump, in turn, stated that United States could create instead of the Palestinian enclave “Freedom Zone”. – I have several ideas for the Gaza Zone, which I consider to be very good (for example – ed.) Create a zone of freedom there, let the United States get involved in it and simply make a zone of freedom there – said Trump in the capital Runny nose – Dosze – during a meeting with entrepreneurs this week.
These words gained support Israeli extreme rightwhich called for the ongoing war of Israel with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, to restore in this area Israeli settlement. However, this plan was categorically rejected by Palestinian autonomy and Arab countries.
War in the Gaza Strip It lasts from October 7, 2023, when Hamas attacked the south of Israel, killing about 1,200 people and abducting 251 more. The Israeli army believes that 23 hostages remain in captivity, and 35 kidnapped bodies are also detained. According to controlled by Hamas Local authorities in the war were killed by over 53.1 thousand. Palestinians.
Sources: NBC News, Times of Israel