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The US president promises to transform enclave into ‘Riviera in the Middle East’.

US President Donald Trump has said the United States will “take over” and “own” Gaza as part of a plan to transform the enclave into “Riviera in the Middle East”.

In a shock message on Tuesday, Trump said his administration would be at the forefront of an economic development that would “deliver unlimited number of jobs and housing to the population of the area.”

“The US takes over the Gaza Strip and we will also do a job with it. We want to own it, ”Trump said on White on Tuesday after conversations with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, adding that Washington would be responsible for clearing broken buildings and dismantling” dangerous unexploded bombs and other weapons. “

Trump said he imagined the United States took a “long -term ownership position” over the enclave.

“This was not a decision that was made easily. Everyone I’ve talked to loves the idea that the US owns the piece of land, develops and creates thousands of jobs with something that will be magnificent, ”he said.

Trump also expressed his hope that displaced Palestinians in Gaza would be “permanently” resettled, and the enclave could become home to “the people of the world.”

“If you go back, it ends up the same thing it has done for 100 years,” Trump said.

On the question of American soldiers could be sent to Gaza to maintain security, Trump said it was an option.

“As far as Gaza is concerned, we do what is needed. If necessary, we will, ”he said.

Democrats, as legislators immediately raised doubts about the Trump proposal.

“I have news for you – we don’t take over Gaza. But the media and the shepherd class will focus on it for a few days, and Trump will have been able to distract everyone from the real story – the billionaers who grab the government to steal from ordinary people, ”said Chris Murphy, a democratic Senator for Connecticut, X.

Trump’s extraordinary proposal is anything but to roile the next round of negotiations to expand the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

Trump has repeatedly taken credit for the ceasefire agreement, which came into force on January 19, the day before he joined.

He accused the foreign policy of his predecessor Joe Biden of having allowed the war in Gaza to begin in the first place.

“Nobody did anything for four years except negative,” Trump said at one point during his news conference, referring to the bite period. “Unfortunately, the weakness and incompetence in the last four years (caused) are serious damage across the globe.”

Still, Trump has doubts about the strength of the ceasefire and whether it would last.

“The strikes could start tomorrow,” Trump said on Tuesday. “There’s not much left to strike.”

The first 42-day ceasefire to see the release of 33 Israeli prisoners and nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners expires on March 1st.

On Tuesday, a spokesman for the Palestinian group Hamas said the negotiations for another phase of the ceasefire have begun. If agreed, this phase would see the full withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza and the release of all prisoners.

But Trump sourded into the group in his remarks and praised Israel’s efforts to cut off resources to Gaza.