President Donald Trump said at a news conference at the White House that the United States “will take over” the Gaza Strip, level it and rebuild it. He also suggested relocating Palestinians to neighboring countries while the reconstruction is ongoing, something two U.S. Middle Eastern allies have flatly rejected.
Palestinians spend the day on the beach along the Mediterranean Sea during a heatwave in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, Thursday, April 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
THE HISTORY OF GAZA AMID TRUMP’S PLAN TO REBUILD ENCLAVE
“The actual idea of allowing for its Gazans who want to leave, to leave. I mean, what’s wrong with that?” Netanyahu asked. “They can leave. They can then come back. They can relocate and come back, but you have to rebuild Gaza. If you want to rebuild Gaza, you can’t have — this is the first good idea that I’ve heard.”
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters Wednesday that Palestinians would be “temporarily” relocated because the enclave is a “demolition site.”
“There’s no running water. There is no electricity. The president wants these individuals to live in peace,” Leavitt said from the briefing room podium.
A smoke rises over a building in Gaza City on October 9, 2023 during an Israeli air strike. (Photo by Sameh Rahmi/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Steve Witkoff, the U.S. special envoy to the Middle East, estimated that the Gaza Strip will be “uninhabitable” for at least 10 to 15 years as the reconstruction process takes shape.
Netanyahu told Fox News host Sean Hannity that Israel is still committed to destroying Hamas’ military and governing capabilities so it can never pose a threat to the Jewish State again.
Hamas militants introduced a fatal attack in 2023 in southern Israel, killing another 1,200 people and taking more than 250 hostages, according to the estimates of the Israeli authorities.
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A military parade of the Hamas terrorist organization before the transfer of four Israeli female hostages to the Red Cross on January 25th, 2025. (TPS-IL)
A fragile ceasefire agreement is being made between Israel and the militant organization, while hostages continue to be released after spending more than a year in captivity.
“Until now, we have decimated the maximum power of the Army of Hamas, all of them. There are some remaining, and we will make sure that he is there at the end of this war, and can end very quickly,” Netanyahu told El Fox presenter News Sean Hannity.
He added that Trump returns to the White House has affected the entire Middle East and lifted the spirit of the Jewish people.
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“It elevates the spirit of all those who want to see a different Middle East, a prosperous and peaceful Middle East. I think it changes the global equation. It definitely changes the equation in the Middle East.”
Ashley Carnahan is a digital Fox News.