Trump says U.S. will own and develop Gaza Strip

Trump said that all Palestinians currently living in Gaza, nearly 2 million people, should leave the territory and be placed in other countries in the Middle East. He said the U.S. could then re-develop Gaza, which has been decimated during a war with Israel.

“Gaza is a hellhole,” Trump said at the White House during a joint news conference with Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Netanyahu, when asked about the U.S. taking over Gaza, said, “I think it’s something that could change history.”

“And I think it’s really worth pursuing this avenue,” he added.

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