The US will “take over the Gaza Strip”, deliver it and rebuilding the area, president Donald Trump said during a press conference Tuesday evening after a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“The US will take over the Gaza Strip and we will also do a work with it,” Trump said on Tuesday evening in a joint press conference with Netanyahu. “We will possess it and be responsible for dismantling all dangerous, unexplored bombs and other weapons on the site.”
“Level of the site and getting rid of the destroyed buildings, level out, create an economic development that will deliver unlimited numbers of jobs and housing for people in the area. Do it really. Do something else. Just don’t go back.
Netanyahu is the first world leader to meet Trump in the White House under his second administration.
When asked to take over the Gaza Strip, Trump said he could see the US in a “long -term ownership position” of the piece of land, which would probably bring stability to the middle.
Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel, Left, and US President Donald Trump during a press conference in the East Chamber of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday February 4, 2025. Trump insisted that Egypt and Jordan took up Palestinians from the Gaza Strip and refuse the refusal of the countries to accept people from war on territory. Photographer: Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty images (Getty Images)
“I see the great stability bringing in that part of the middle, and perhaps the whole middle -old. And everyone I spoke with – this was not a decision that was made lightly – everyone I spoke to, likes The idea of ​​the United States that owns that piece of land.
The couple discussed the current ceases -the -the binding between Israel and Hamas and his future, the grip of Iran in the middle and resubmitting Gaza residents in other countries.
“In our meetings of today, the Prime Minister and I concentrated on the future and discuss how we can work together to ensure that Hamas is eliminated and ultimately restores peace in a very restless region. It is disturbing, but what is in the Last four years has happened, has not been good, “Trump said during the press conference.
Trump said that the Gaza Strip “has become a symbol of death and destruction for so many decades and so bad for the people everywhere in the area.”
“It should not go through a process of rebuilding and occupying by the same people who really stood there and fought it there and lived there and died there and died there and lived there a miserable existence,” he added.
Netanyahu praised Trump’s tenacity and ability “to think outside the frameworks” during his comments to the press.
“Your willingness to think conventional thinking, thinking that you have failed time and time again, your willingness to think outside the framework with new ideas will help us achieve all these goals,” he said. ‘And I have seen you do this many times. You cut to the chase. You see things that others refuse to see. You say things that others refuse to say, you know. And after the jaws drip, people scratch their heads and they say, you are right. ”
The Israeli leader continued that the victory of his nation will also be a victory for America.
“Israel’s victory will be America’s victory,” said Netanyahu. “We will not only win the war that collaborate, we will win the Peace. With your leadership, Mr. President and our cooperation, I believe that we will forge a brilliant future for our region and bring our great alliance to even greater heights . ”
