The President of the United States, Donald Trump, presented his plan for Gaza during a press conference at the White House with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In this presentation, Trump mentioned the possibility of deploying American troops in the region to support the reconstruction of the Strip and turn it into a luxury tourist center in the Middle East.
Additionally, the president proposed to permanently resettle the residents of Gaza in other countries, a proposal that generated rejection from different nations and organizations such as Jordan, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the Palestinian Authority, and the Arab League. In response to the negative repercussions of the proposal, the U.S. Administration began to qualify both the troop deployment and the permanent resettlement.
White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt clarified that the resettlement would be "temporary" and that Trump had not fully committed to sending troops to the region. These statements came after the rejection of the initial idea proposed by the president from U.S. allies and Republican lawmakers.
The Palestinians claim the Gaza Strip as part of a future Palestinian state, so the U.S. plan to develop and resettle the population of the region generated concern among the residents of the enclave. Despite the intention to turn Gaza into an important urban development, it was clarified that it would not be necessary to deploy American soldiers in the area.
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, when questioned about the need to deploy U.S. troops in Gaza, stated that he did not consider it essential. This comment came during a meeting with lawmakers at the Capitol and adds to the White House's clarification that any relocation of Palestinians would be temporary. Thus, the use of American troops in the Gaza Strip for the implementation of the plan proposed by Trump is currently ruled out.
