Trump Renews Provocations: Israel to Transfer Gaza to U.S., Palestinians to Be Relocated
Former U.S. President Donald Trump suggests Israel will hand over Gaza to the United States, with Palestinians relocated elsewhere—sparking widespread condemnation.
Watan-Former U.S. President Donald Trump renewed his provocative statements, declaring today that Israel will hand over the Gaza Strip to the United States after the fighting ends, and that no American troops will be needed there.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump stated:”Israel will hand over the Gaza Strip to the United States once the fighting ends. The Palestinians will have already been resettled in safer and more beautiful communities, with new and modern homes in the region,” despite the fact that Egypt and Jordan—the two countries he urged to receive these Palestinians—flatly rejected his demand.
He added that these refugees “will have a real opportunity to live happily, safely, and freely.”
Trump’s idea of expelling Palestinians from Gaza and placing the territory under U.S. administration to turn it into the “Riviera of the Middle East” has been met with widespread Palestinian rejection.
The former real estate mogul explained that afterward, “the United States, in cooperation with great development teams from around the world, will gradually and carefully build what will become one of the greatest and most spectacular development projects of its kind on Earth.”
He added: “There will be no need for American soldiers! Stability will prevail in the region!!!”
The issue of deploying U.S. troops in conflict zones worldwide, especially in the Middle East, has long been a source of concern within the United States.
Kurtulmuş: Trump’s Gaza Plan is an Unattainable Dream
In Ankara, Turkish Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş affirmed that former President Donald Trump’s plan to seize the Gaza Strip and expel Palestinians from it “contradicts human rights, international law, and logic, and is nothing more than an unachievable dream.”
This came during a press conference with Bahraini Speaker of the House Ahmed Al-Musallam on Thursday in Ankara, following a meeting between them and the signing of a cooperation protocol between their parliaments.
Kurtulmuş addressed Trump’s plan regarding Gaza, stressing that “it is impossible for any force in the world to cleanse Palestinian lands of Palestinians, regardless of the military or political power behind it.”
He stated:”Cleansing Gaza of Palestinians—and even openly declaring now the intention to cleanse the West Bank as well—violates human rights, international law, and logic. It is irrational and simply a dream that will never come true.”
Kurtulmuş emphasized that Palestinian land “will remain the homeland of the Palestinians until the end of time.”
He added:”This injustice against the Palestinian people, who have paid a heavy price for over a year and a half, must end. The ceasefire that has been reached should be made permanent, and the necessary humanitarian and medical aid must be provided to the people there.”
On Tuesday evening, Trump revealed during a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House his intention to seize the Gaza Strip and expel Palestinians from it, sparking widespread regional and international reactions.
Since January 25, Trump has been promoting a plan to transfer Palestinians from Gaza to neighboring countries such as Egypt and Jordan—a proposal both countries have rejected. Other Arab nations, as well as regional and international organizations, have also opposed the plan.
With American backing, Israel carried out genocide in Gaza between October 7, 2023, and January 19, 2025, killing and injuring more than 159,000 Palestinians, the majority of whom were women and children, with over 14,000 missing.
