US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he wants the US to “take” Gaza and turn it into a “freedom zone” as Israel tightens its siege and continues its military onslaught on the Palestinian enclave.
“I have concepts for Gaza that I think are very good, make it a freedom zone, let the United States get involved and make it just a freedom zone,” the US president said in Qatar, on the third day of his Middle East trip, which began with a visit to Riyadh earlier this week.
Qatar has been a key player in efforts to broker an end to the 19-month Israeli onslaught on Gaza and to secure the release of captives held by Hamas. Doha has strongly opposed previous statements by Trump that he intends to take over Gaza and turn it into “a Riviera of the Middle East”.
“I’d be proud to have the United States have it, take it, make it a freedom zone,” AFP reported Trump as saying. (Middleeasteye)
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