Trump says the US will take ownership of the Gaza Strip with Israel’s support

Published February 4, 2025 7:22pm ET



President Donald Trump said alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the United States would “own” the Gaza Strip in the aftermath of the Israel-Hamas war.

“The U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip and do a job with it too. We’ll own it,” Trump announced at his first joint press conference with a foreign leader at the White House of his second term.

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