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12:30 Report --- Trump Gaza plan draws broad pushback
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It’s Wednesday. Beware of the ice storm that may be hitting the Washington, D.C., area this evening.
- Trump is jumping headfirst into the Israel-Palestine conflict.
- Even U.S. allies want nothing to do with Trump’s Gaza plan.
- Trump will sign a transgender sports ban his afternoon.
I’m Cate Martel with a quick recap of the morning and what’s coming up. Send tips & feedback to cmartel@thehill.com. Someone forward this to you? Sign up.
He said what now?:
President Trump set off a fireball in Middle East tensions Tuesday by floating the idea of the U.S. taking control of the Gaza Strip, rebuilding it and permanently resettling Palestinians elsewhere.
Let’s unpack this: Israel and Palestine have fought over this strip of land for many years. Roughly 2 million Palestinians live in Gaza and have hoped to be part of a future Palestinian state. The region has been nearly decimated since the start of the Israel-Hamas war in October 2023, and most of Gaza is reduced to rubble.
Trump’s proposal catapults the U.S. into the longstanding conflict. For context, this is the most extreme rhetoric Trump has used regarding the disputed land.
So, what would happen to Gaza?: Trump said he envisions Gaza as an international hub — “the Riviera of the Middle East.” He did say he could see some Palestinians living there, though he mentioned earlier that Palestinians would be relocated.
How Trump described his rationale: “This was not a decision made lightly. Everybody I’ve spoken to loves the idea of the United States owning that piece of land, developing and creating thousands of jobs with something that will be magnificent in a really magnificent area that nobody would know, nobody can look because all they see is death and destruction and rubble and demolished buildings falling all over.”
I can feel Greenland’s glare right now.
How did this come up?: Trump held a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
➤ WHAT HAS BEEN THE REACTION?:
What do Arab nations think about this?: *nervous laugh* Foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates — as well as a senior Palestinian official — wrote a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio blasting the idea. “Palestinians do not want to leave their land,” they wrote.
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