In a joint press conference with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US president Trump outlined a bizarre and unprecedented vision for Gaza.

In a shock announcement, Trump said the US will “take over” and “own” the Gaza Strip. He said:
1. We will own it
2. and be responsible for dismantling all of the dangerous unexploded bombs and other weapons, on the site
3. the US will “level” destroyed buildings in the Palestinian territory
4. and “create an economic development” that will supply unlimited numbers of jobs
5. and housing for the people of the area.

Trump said he envisioned a “long-term” US ownership of Gaza after Palestinians are moved elsewhere.
1. This is not a decision made lightly,
2. everybody I’ve spoken to loves the idea of the United States owning that piece of land.
3. This is an idea that gotten tremendous … praise from the highest level of leadership.

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the Middle East is an “incredible place, so vibrant”, but that “a lot of bad leadership has taken place … including on the American side.”
He went on to say that Gaza could become “the Riviera of the Middle East” where “the world’s people” could live there, including Palestinians.

Trump, asked what authority would allow the US to “take over” the Gaza Strip?
He says, he sees a “long-term ownership position” which he says will bring “great stability” to the entire Middle East region