In a proposal that lacked details on how he would move out more than two million Palestinians or control Gaza, Trump said he would make the war-battered enclave 'unbelievable' by removing unexploded bombs and rubble, and economically redeveloping it.
GAZA CITY - Palestinian militant group Hamas lashed out Wednesday at President Donald Trump's shock proposal for the United States toin other countries, seemingly whether they want to leave or not.
Hamas, which seized sole power of Gaza in 2007, rejected the proposal, branding it a" racist" idea aimed at"eliminating" the Palestinian cause. Netanyahu was making the first visit by a foreign leader to the White House since Trump's return to power, for what were billed as talks on securing a second phase of the truce.But it quickly turned into the shock revelation of a proposal that would, if implemented, completely transform the face of the Middle East.
"Trump thinks Gaza is a pile of garbage - absolutely not," said 34-year-old Hatem Azzam, a resident of the southern city of Rafah. The two have had tense relations in the past, but Netanyahu has seized on the Republican's return to power after his ties with former president Joe Biden became strained over the death toll in Gaza.The Israeli premier would not rule out a return to hostilities with Hamas, or with its other foes in the region including Lebanon's Hezbollah and Iran.
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