And go where? Wait!? What now? US will TAKE OVER strip? And do what with it?
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the US “will take over” the Gaza Strip, after saying earlier that he doesn’t think there is a permanent future for Palestinians in Gaza.
“The US will take over the Gaza Strip and we will do a job with it too,” Trump said during a joint press conference alongside his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu. “We’ll own it and be responsible for dismantling all of the dangerous unexploded bombs and other weapons on the site, level the site and get rid of the destroyed buildings.”
Asked whether he was willing to send US troops to fill a security vacuum in Gaza, Trump did not rule it out.
Instead of their homeland, Trump suggested Gazans move to a new location provided by one or more nations in the Middle East.
“I mean they’re there because they have no alternative. What do they have? It is a big pile of rubble right now,” Trump said moments before hosting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for Oval Office talks.