Donald Trump has moved to clarify his plans for Gaza as the President confirms Palestinians will not be allowed to return to the region and there will be no US boots on the ground. 

The president made the comments on his social media platform, Truth Social, this morning. 

In the post Trump wrote: ‘The Gaza Strip would be turned over to the United States by Israel at the conclusion of fighting. The Palestinians, people like Chuck Schumer, would have already been resettled in far safer and more beautiful communities, with new and modern homes, in the region. 

‘They would actually have a chance to be happy, safe, and free. The U.S., working with great development teams from all over the World, would slowly and carefully begin the construction of what would become one of the greatest and most spectacular developments of its kind on Earth. 

‘No soldiers by the U.S. would be needed! Stability for the region would reign!!!’

Earlier this week, with the Israeli Prime Minister by his side, Trump outlined an extraordinary new plan for the Middle East, with the United States taking over the war-torn Gaza strip while its Palestinian population is moved to neighboring countries.

‘The US will take over the Gaza Strip, and we will do a job with it too,’ he said at a press conference alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Donald Trump with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday

The president made the comments on his social media platform, Truth Social, this morning

The president made the comments on his social media platform, Truth Social, this morning

‘We’ll own it and be responsible for dismantling all of the dangerous unexploded bombs and other weapons on the site … level the site and get rid of the destroyed buildings.’

Trump, a property developer who sees the world in terms of deals, has long talked up Gaza’s coastal location and pleasant climate as a perfect holiday vacation.

In his vision, U.S. reconstruction would create thousands of jobs and spare Palestinians the pain and expense of rebuilding once again.

When a reporter asked if that might involve military force, Trump answered: ‘If it’s necessary.’

Trump’s clarification comes after his Press Secretary declined to rule out the use of US troops in the region and walked back his claim on Tuesday that Palestinians needed to be permanently resettled in neighboring countries, aying instead that they should be ‘temporarily relocated’ for the rebuilding process.

Karoline Leavitt yesterday hailed Trump’s Gaza proposal as historic ‘outside of the box’. She also said US taxpayers would not foot the bill and that Trump would strike a deal with regional partners.

Netanyahu told Fox News on Wednesday that Trump’s proposal was ‘remarkable’ and urged that it be explored, even as he was not specific about what he believed Trump was offering.

He only vaguely addressed Trump’s plan, saying he did not believe the President was suggesting sending US troops to fight Hamas in Gaza or that the US would finance rebuilding efforts there.

Netanyahu said he supports Trump’s suggestion that Gazans be free to leave and return to the war-ravaged area.

‘They can leave, they can then come back. They can relocate and come back,’ Netanyahu said without offering specifics.

‘It’s a remarkable idea and I think it should be really pursued, examined, pursued and done, because I think it will create a different future for everyone,’

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said, before a meeting with Netanyahu, that the Pentagon was ‘prepared to look at all options’ related to Gaza.

Experts say a major deployment of US forces would be needed to secure Gaza if Trump implements his proposal.

Trump’s proposal has drawn rebukes from Democrats, members of his own party and from world powers Russia, China and Germany – which said it would foster ‘new suffering and new hatred.’

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