Asked whether he was willing to send US troops to fill a security vacuum in Gaza, Trump did not rule it out.
There will be many in the region who oppose Trump’s plan, despite his claim that all of his interlocutors love it.
Trump suggested that was exactly what he envisioned: a future in Gaza that largely does not involve Palestinians.
“I don’t think people should be going back to Gaza,” Trump said in the Oval Office earlier in the day.
Later, he added that Palestinians could be among those who return to Gaza, but he was clear he did not envision the strip as a permanent home for them.
Instead of Gaza, he suggested the Palestinians be provided a “good, fresh, beautiful piece of land” to live.
“The reality remains that 1.8 million people in Gaza would resist such an initiative and refuse to leave,” the diplomat said. »
