Trump says US ‘will take over’ Gaza
The White House says the president does not want to impose his proposal to evacuate the Strip but rather seeks ‘creative solutions’ with Israel and Arab nations
The White House on Tuesday defended Donald Trump’s proposal to expel 1.5 million Palestinians from Gaza and resettle them in other Arab countries. Shortly before the meeting between the U.S. president and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a senior official tried to clarify the main lines of a plan that has already been strongly rejected by Arab nations. According to this senior official, Trump “looks at the Strip and sees a demolition site” that will take “between 10 and 15 years” to be made habitable again, not the five years foreseen in the ceasefire agreement. It is therefore not practical to require people to live in inhumane conditions for such a long time, said the source, who insisted that Trump is not trying to impose a solution.
