Four women taken hostage by Hamas in Gaza return to Israel.
After the release of Palestinian prisoners by Hamas, Larry Albag, Karina Arief, Daniel Gilboa and Nama Levy have returned to Israel.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Saturday that he wants Egypt and Jordan to accept additional Palestinian refugees from the Gaza Strip amid plans to “just clean up” the war-torn region to bring peace to the Middle East. is being made.
He suggested that displacement of Palestinians from their homes in Gaza could be either temporary or long-term.
Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump mentioned a call he had earlier in the day with King Abdullah II of Jordan.
“I want him to take the people. I want Egypt to take the people,” Trump said, adding that he plans to speak with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday. “You’re talking about a million and a half people, and we’re just cleaning this whole thing up. You know, over the course of a century, there’s been a lot of conflict. And I don’t know, something has to happen. “
Israel is 15 months into its war in Gaza, which began on October 7, 2023 after Hamas militants attacked Israel, killing 1,200 Israelis. Israel and Hamas are currently in a temporary cease-fire, brokered with the help of the Trump and former Biden administrations, that has resulted in the release of Israeli hostages from Gaza.
According to the authorities of the Gaza Health Department, more than 47,000 Palestinians have died in Gaza since the beginning of the war, while more than 400 Israeli soldiers have died in the fighting in Gaza.
“It’s literally a place of destruction now,” Trump said of Gaza. “Almost everything has been demolished and people are dying there, so I would like to work with some Arab countries to build a settlement somewhere else where they can live in peace. It could be either, It could be temporary, it could be long-term.”
Contribution: Reuters.
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