February 4th 2025.
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the Oval Office for a meeting. As they sat together, Trump made a controversial statement about the situation in Gaza. He suggested that Palestinians would be happy to permanently leave Gaza, and that resettling them in a different location would be a better option for them.
Trump expressed concern for the safety of Palestinians in Gaza, calling it a "very dangerous" place. He stated that they are forced to stay there because they have no alternative. "Oh I think they'd love to leave Gaza if they had an option," he said. "Right now they don't have an option. What are they going to do? They have to go back to Gaza."
The US president also mentioned his previous suggestion for Arab nations to temporarily house Palestinians. However, for the first time, he proposed a permanent resettlement plan. "I hope that we could do something where they wouldn't want to go back," he said. "Who would want to go back? They've experienced nothing but death and destruction."
Netanyahu and Trump met as part of the second phase of negotiations in a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. Trump's advisers have stated that the current timeline for rebuilding Gaza is not viable. Netanyahu also met with Vice President JD Vance during his visit to the White House.
During the meeting, Trump also spoke about a possible reconsideration of his previous plan for an independent Palestinian state. He acknowledged that "a lot of plans change with time" and that "a lot of death has occurred since I left and now came back." He described the current situation as "very complex and difficult" but expressed confidence that it would eventually be solved.
In addition to discussing the situation in Gaza, Trump also made headlines for his comments on Iran. Earlier in the day, he had signed an executive order to put maximum pressure on Tehran. During a press conference, he revealed that he had instructed his advisers to obliterate Iran if they attempted to assassinate him. "If they did that, they would be obliterated," he said. "I've left instructions if they do it, they get obliterated, there won't be anything left."
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