President Donald Trump welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House on Tuesday, marking the first visit from a foreign leader during his second term.
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PresidentDonaldTrumpwelcomedIsraeliPrimeMinisterBenajaminNetanyahutotheWhiteHouseTuesday,markingthefirstvisitfromaforeignleaderduringTrump’ssecondterm.
DuringNetanyahu’svisit,TrumpalsounveiledmassiveplanssuggestingthattheU.S.would“takeover”theGazaStripina“long-termownershipposition”todeliverstabilitytotheregion.
“TheU.S.willtakeovertheGazaStrip,andwewilldoajobwithit,too,”TrumpsaidTuesdayeveninginajointpressconferencewithNetanyahu.“We’llownitandberesponsiblefordismantlingallofthedangerous,unexplodedbombsandotherweaponsonthesite.”
Evenso,WhiteHousepresssecretaryKarolineLeavittsaidthepresidentwouldn’tcommittoplacingU.S.troopsonthegroundinGazaaspartoftherebuildingeffort.
“It’sbeenmadeverycleartothepresidentthattheUnitedStatesneedstobeinvolvedinthisrebui