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The president of the United States, Donald Trump, said on Sunday that he is still committed to the United States buying and possesses Gaza, but that he can allow countries of the Middle East to rebuild sections of the area devastated by the Israel-Famas War.
Trump made the comment when talking to journalists aboard Air Force One on his way to New Orleans for the Super Bowl.
“I am committed to buying and owning Gaza,” Trump said. “As for us by rebuilding it, we can give it to other states in the Middle East to build sections of it, other people can do so, through our auspices. But we are committed to having it, taking it and that Hamas does not go back.”
“There is nothing to return to. The place is a demolition site. The rest will be demolished. Everything is demolished,” he said.
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President Donald Trump talks to journalists aboard Air Force One while traveling from Las Vegas to Miami on Saturday, January 25, 2025. (AP)
The president also said that he was open to the possibility of allowing some Palestinian refugees to enter the United States, but that these requests would be handled case by case.
Trump said last week at a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who wants the United States to take over Gaza after the Palestinians are resettle in other countries.
“The United States will take over the Gaza Strip, and we will also do a job with him,” Trump said at that time. “We possess it and will be responsible for dismantling all dangerous and unexplored bombs and other weapons on the site.”
“Level the site and get rid of destroyed buildings, level it, create an economic development that provides an unlimited number of jobs and homes for people in the area,” he added. “Do a real job. Do something different. I just can’t come back. If you return, it will end in the same way that you have done for 100 years.”
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President Donald Trump talks to journalists aboard Air Force One on the Miami road to the Andrews joint base on January 27, as listening to the White House Secretary, Karoline Leavitt. (AP/Mark Schiefelbein)
Several countries have criticized Trump’s comments about taking charge of Gaza, which was bombarded by Israeli forces in the conflict caused by Hamas attack on October 7, 2023 against the Jewish state.
Trump too said on January 25 That I wanted Jordan, Egypt and other Arab nations to accept more Palestinian refugees in Gaza, potentially moving enough people to “clean” the area.
“You are talking about probably a million and a half people, and we simply clean everything and say: ‘You know, it’s over,” he said at that time.
The Palestinians feared during the Israel-Ahamas War in Gaza, which is now under a high fire, which would suffer from another “nakba”, which means catastrophe in Arabic, which refers to the displacement and dispossession of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians during The 1948 war. At the birth of the state of Israel.
Earlier on Sunday, Israeli President Isaac Herzog told Maria Bartiromo of Fox News when asked about Trump’s plan to take over Gaza that the president of the United States was scheduled to meet with King Abdullah II of Jordan , the Egyptian president, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, and possibly the Prince of the Arab Crown of Saudi. Mohammed Bin Salman.
The president of the United States, Donald Trump, speaks with the members of the media before addressing Marine One at the White House in Washington, DC, on January 31, 2025. (Bryan Dozier/Middle East Images/AFP through Getty Images)
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“President Trump will meet with the main Arab leaders, first of all, the king of Jordan and the president of Egypt and I think that also the heir prince of Saudi Arabia,” said Herzog.
“These are partners that must be heard, they must be discussed. We also have to honor their feelings and see how we build a plan that is sustainable for the future,” he added.
Saudi Arabia is among the many countries that have rejected Trump’s plan to take care of Gaza. According to the reports, the king of Jordan Abdullah II plans to tell Trump during his meeting scheduled on Tuesday that the proposal is a recipe for radicalism that will spread chaos throughout the Middle East and put the peace of the kingdom with Israel at risk.
Reuters contributed to this report.
