President Trump said on Tuesday that the US would “take over” the Gaza Strip while speaking with reporters at a press conference with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“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, level the site and get rid of the destroyed buildings, level it out, create an economic development that will supply unlimited numbers of jobs and housing for people of the area,” Trump said.
The president also said that the Palestinians must be removed from Gaza “permanently,” making it clear he will pursue the ethnic cleansing of the territory despite strong resistance from neighboring Arab states.
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