Trump Says US Should Take Over Gaza, Sparking Rebukes
- President again says Palestinians should be moved out of Gaza
- Palestinian authorities, Saudi Arabia reject Trump’s proposals
Donald Trump said the US should take control of the devastated Gaza Strip, shunt the area’s residents to other countries and turn it into a “Riviera,” a proposal that drew sharp opposition from Palestinian and other Arab officials.
“The US will take over the Gaza Strip,” Trump said Tuesday during a White House news conference alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “We’ll own it and be responsible for dismantling all of the dangerous unexploded bombs and other weapons on the site.”