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(NewsNation) — President Donald Trump connected Tuesday suggested the U.S. “take over” Gaza and grip cleanup, but Arab nations and their leaders successful the portion are rebuking the plan.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called for the United Nations to “protect the Palestinian radical and their inalienable rights” and said that what Trump wanted to bash would beryllium a "serious usurpation of planetary law."
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia says its committedness to a Palestinian authorities is steadfast and unwavering.
Abbas is gathering Wednesday with the king of Jordan. Trump said Jordan is 1 federation that could instrumentality successful immoderate Palestinians, but the state has said it does not enactment removing Gazans from the enclave.
When questioned implicit whether the U.S. subject would beryllium progressive successful the "takeover" of Gaza, Trump said: "If it's necessary, we'll bash that."
"We're going to make it, make thousands and thousands of jobs," Trump said.
At a property briefing Wednesday, though, White House property caput Karoline Leavitt said the medication is not committed to having boots connected the ground.
"His medication volition enactment with partners successful the portion to reconstruct this region," Leavitt said, adding that Trump volition conscionable with the king of Jordan adjacent week and that helium already spoke with the king of Bahrain, crown prince of Saudi Arabia and president of Egypt.
When asked whether Trump is prepared to region Palestinians by force, Leavitt said Trump wants Gaza to beryllium a spot wherever each radical tin live.
"The president is prepared to rebuild Gaza for Palestinians and each radical successful the region," Leavitt said.
While Trump antecedently said Palestinians should beryllium “permanently” relocated retired of Gaza, Leavitt said Wednesday the president is committed to rebuilding the portion for each radical who privation to instrumentality to it “once it is nary longer a demolition site.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, meanwhile, says helium supports Trump's proposal. Sources successful Israel who spoke to NewsNation accidental Trump's announcement took them by surprise.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with U.S. Vice President JD Vance and nationalist information advisor Mike Waltz. (Israeli Prime Minister's Office)It shocked satellite leaders arsenic well.
Asked successful the House of Commons astir Trump's remarks, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Palestinians indispensable beryllium allowed to instrumentality to their homes successful Gaza.
While Germany has been an state of Israel, its Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said successful a connection that the "displacement of the Palestinian civilian colonisation from Gaza would not conscionable beryllium unacceptable," but besides said it would spell against planetary law.
“This would besides pb to caller suffering and caller hatred," Baerbock said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
