Trump's bold plan: Annexation and relocation in Gaza
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday during a meeting with King Abdullah II of Jordan that he does not intend to "buy" the Gaza Strip, but to "have" it, and that some residents will be relocated to Jordan.
-We're going to have Gaza. We don't have to buy. There's nothing to buy. We will have Gaza - Donald Trump stated at the beginning of the meeting with Abdullah II in the Oval Office of the White House.
Trump talks about taking over the Gaza Strip
Trump once again assured that his plan to annex the territory and displace nearly 2 million Palestinians from the Gaza Strip enjoys great support and dismissed concerns about resident resistance, accusations of planning ethnic cleansing, or possible destabilization of the region.
- We're moving them to a beautiful location where they can have new homes, where they can live safely, where they can have doctors and medical and all of those things - said the President of the United States.
When asked about his assessment of these statements, King Abdullah of Jordan consistently refused to give a direct answer, announcing that he intends to present a different plan concerning the future of the Gaza Strip together with Egypt and other Arab countries soon. When questioned about the possibility of providing a "parcel of land" for Palestinians, he replied that he must look after the interests of his own country. However, he promised to accept 2,000 Palestinian children suffering from cancer and other diseases and announced that he would cooperate with other countries, including those from Europe, to care for additional children from Gaza.
In Jordan, there are already millions of refugees from Palestine and their descendants living there. According to "The New York Times," accepting a wave of new refugees could undermine the country's stability and lead to the king's overthrow. Nevertheless, Trump stated that he believes Jordan will provide a place for Gazan Palestinians to live and that he is 99 percent sure that Egypt will do the same, even though the country's authorities have rejected his proposal.
$53 billion for the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip
More than $53 billion will be required for the rebuilding and reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, devastated by the many months of conflict between Hamas and Israel, according to a report published by the United Nations on Tuesday. Over $20 billion will be needed over the first three years.
According to the report, which notes that "over 60 percent of the homes" have been destroyed since October 2023, the housing sector will need about 30 percent of the funds required for rebuilding, totalling $15.2 billion.
Following housing are trade and industry ($6.9 billion), health care ($6.9 billion), agriculture ($4.2 billion), social protection ($4.2 billion), transportation ($2.9 billion), water and sanitation infrastructure ($2.7 billion), and education ($2.6 billion).
The report also notes especially high costs for the environmental protection sector ($1.9 billion USD), due to the large amount of debris containing unexploded ordnance and the high costs associated with debris removal.
