U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the annual National Prayer Breakfast at the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C.
Trump administration officials sought to walk back mitchell starc the most controversial parts of the president’s proposal to “take over” the Gaza Strip and clear it of Palestinians as the international community reacted with outrage.
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After a meeting at the White House with Binyamin Netanyahu on Tuesday night, President Trump referred to Gaza as a “demolition zone”, adding that its nearly two million-strong population kamilla cardoso should move out “permanently” to neighbouring countries in the Middle East.
At a press conference with the Israeli prime minister, Trump then said: “The US will take over the Gaza Strip and we will do a job with it, too. We’ll own it.” Suggesting “long-term ownership” by America, Trump said his idea would make it “the Riviera of the Middle East”.
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