President Donald Trump announced during a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday that the United States will take over the Gaza Strip.
“The U.S. will take over the Gaza strip and we will do a job with it too,” Trump said. “We’ll own it.”
Trump said the United States will be responsible for dismantling unexploded bombs and other weapons, demolishing and leveling destroyed buildings, and creating an economic development zone that will “supply unlimited numbers of jobs and housing for the people of the area.”
🚨President Trump announces that the U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip.
“We’ll own it.” pic.twitter.com/CYe99zZD43
— Kassy Akiva (@KassyAkiva) February 5, 2025
Trump said he sees the United States having long-term ownership, and is open to sending troops if necessary.
“I think we will be a great keeper of something that is…
