Friday, May 16, 2025 - U.S. President, Donald Trump has proposed that the United States take control of the Gaza Strip and transform it into what he described as a “freedom zone.”
Speaking during a meeting in Doha, Qatar, Trump said the
U.S. should be directly involved in rebuilding the war-torn enclave, which has
suffered near-total destruction since the war began following the October 7,
2023, Hamas-led terrorist attack on Israel.
“I have
concepts for Gaza that I think are very good. Make it a freedom zone,” Trump
said. “Let the United States get involved and make it just a freedom zone.”
Doubling down on the idea, he added: “I’d be proud to have
the United States have it, take it, make it a freedom zone,” though he provided
no concrete details about what such a plan would entail.
Trump has previously floated the idea of resettling Gaza’s
nearly two million residents and redeveloping the region into a resort
destination, even sharing AI-generated videos of himself at a fictional “future
Gaza Riviera.”
He argued that Gaza has become uninhabitable, citing
satellite images and reports estimating that roughly 70% of the area’s
infrastructure has been destroyed or damaged.
“It’s not
like you’re trying to save something. There’s no building,” Trump said. “People
are living under the rubble of buildings that collapsed, which is not
acceptable.”
While the Israeli government has shown interest in Trump’s
vision, the idea has been met with strong resistance from Arab nations and
Middle Eastern allies, who have refused to resettle displaced Palestinians.
Many Palestinians have also rejected the idea of abandoning their homeland,
though some—exhausted by war, have expressed openness to relocation.
The future of Gaza remains uncertain, as cease-fire
negotiations between Israel and Hamas have stalled since the release of
Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander earlier this week.
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