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Politics
Ali Harb

‘Insane’: Rights advocates denounce Trump’s call for US to ‘own’ Gaza

Palestinians hug each other as they return to their homes in northern Gaza, on January 27, 2025 [Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters]

Washington, DC – Donald Trump’s call for the United States to “take over” and “own” Gaza after its Palestinian population is entirely displaced has stunned rights advocates and politicians, prompting condemnations and forceful rejections of the proposal.

While Trump had been calling for forcibly depopulating Gaza he took his proposal to a new level during a news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, saying the US would acquire the Palestinian territory.

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