Cairo: Countering US President Donald Trump’s controversial proposal to “take over” Gaza and displace the Palestinians living there, Egypt has floated a plan to rebuild the enclave without removing its population from their homes. Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr Abdelatty said Cairo is “actively developing a comprehensive, multi-phase plan for Gaza’s early recovery and … Read more
Washington DC: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) doubled down on his threat of the United States “owning” the Gaza Strip by displacing the 2.2 million Palestinians living in the enclave to neighbouring countries as he met Jordan King Abdullah II– now of America’s closest Middle East allies. “We’re going to have Gaza. … Read more
Berlin, Germany: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday labelled as “a scandal” US President Donald Trump’s plans for the war-ravaged Palestinian territory of Gaza. Trump sparked global outrage by suggesting on Tuesday that Washington should take control of the Gaza Strip, clear out its inhabitants and turn it into “the Riviera of the Middle East”. … Read more
U.S. national security adviser Mike Waltz responded Sunday to critics of the Gaza takeover plan that U.S. President Donald Trump suggested last week. On the ground in the Middle East, the Israel-Hamas truce resulted in another successful hostage for prisoners exchange. VOA’s Veronica Balderas Iglesias has the story.