President Trump has suggested the US take control of Gaza and relocate Palestinians to other Middle Eastern countries, despite widespread rejection of the plan. He met with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to discuss the ceasefire with Hamas and potential prisoner swaps.
Truce in Israel 's war on Gaza — which has reportedly killed over 47,500 Palestinians, a figure revised to 61,700 by Gaza officials — enters its 18th day as Trump meets Netanyahu for Gaza talks. Trump and Netanyahu answer questions during a joint press conference in the East Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 4, 2025.
Trump said the United States would get rid of unexploded bombs,"level the site" and remove destroyed buildings, and"create an economic development that will supply unlimited numbers of jobs and housing for the people of the area.""It should not go through a process of rebuilding and occupation by the same people that have really stood there and fought for it and lived there and died there and lived a miserable existence there," he said.
"I don’t think people should be going back," Trump said."You can't live in Gaza right now. I think we need another location. I think it should be a location that’s going to make people happy."Trump has said that Saudi Arabia isn't demanding a Palestinian state as a precondition for normalisation with Israel.
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