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President Trump is taking it to a much higher level. He sees a different future for that piece of land that has been the focus of so much terrorism.”
Pointing to Israel’s war objective of making sure Gaza does not pose a threat to it, Netanyahu said
We have an opportunity to do something that could be phenomenal. And I don’t want to be cute, I don’t want to be a wise guy, but the Riviera of the Middle East, this could be something that could be so — this could be so magnificent,
Trump told reportersWhy would they want to return? The place has been hell, ... Because it’s their home.”
Trump said, ignoring a reporter who cried out
That means that somebody, maybe the United States,” would have to step in – because “no Arab army is going to be carting people against their will out of their homeland,
Sanner saidAchieving lasting and just peace is impossible without the Palestinian people obtaining their legitimate rights in accordance with international resolutions, as has been previously clarified to both the former and current US administrations,
the Saudi Foreign Ministry said in a statement to social mediaWe have been waiting for this day for so long,
Nadia Qassem, from Al-Shati Refugee Camp, told CNN at the timeThere is no mechanism for this. There is no precedent for this,
former deputy national intelligence director Beth Sanner, who served under both Trump and Biden administrations, told CNN’s John Berman on TuesdayNow it is clear: this is the only solution to the Gaza problem — this is the strategy for the ‘day after,
he saidWe’ll see what our Arab friends say about that. I think most South Carolinians would probably not be excited about sending Americans to take over Gaza. I think that might be problematic. But I’ll keep an open mind,
he saidI 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 Netanyahu for Oval Office talks
We’d like to get all of the hostages, and if we don’t, it will just make us somewhat more violent,
he saidThe reality remains that 1.8 million people in Gaza would resist such an initiative and refuse to leave,
the diplomat saidI think President Trump added great force and powerful leadership to this effort,
Netanyahu said in the Oval Office(Netanyahu) was not prepared. He was not prepared, and Israel was not prepared,
Trump said in an interview shortly after the attacks, comments that drew condemnation even from RepublicansSaudi Arabia will continue its relentless efforts to establish an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital, and will not establish diplomatic relations with Israel without that,
the statement saidWe’ll see what happens. We’re dealing with very complicated people, but a deal can absolutely get done,
he said
To state the obvious, U.S. occupation of Gaza would require the United States to perpetrate wholesale ethnic cleansing and subject our forces to an unrelenting urban insurgency,
wrote Ned Price, former State Department spokesperson under the Biden administration
Gaza belongs to the Palestinian people, not the United States, and President Trump’s call to expel Palestinians from their land is an absolute non-starter,
the Council on American-Islamic Relations said
I’m not going to have a running commentary on statements by the president of the United States.”
However, he refused to directly comment on Trump’s speech, sayingTrump’s remarks about his desire to control Gaza are ridiculous and absurd, and any ideas of this kind are capable of igniting the region,
Abu Zuhri said