Level the site and get rid of the destroyed buildings.
Earlier in the day, Trump also had been suggesting that the Palestinians in Gaza be removed.
Moreover, Hamas still controls Gaza, and still holds hostages amida ceasefire with Israel.
President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a joint press conference in the East Room.Photo by Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images
What authority would allow you to do that?
Are you talking about a permanent occupation there, redevelopment?
… Everybody I have spoken to loves the idea of the United States owning that piece of land.
Asked about the use of U.S. troops, Trump said, We will do what is necessary.
I envision world people living there.
The worlds people, the president said.
I think youll make that into an international, unbelievable place.
I think the potential in the Gaza Strip is unbelievable.
Theyve tried the other, and theyve tried it for decades and decades and decades.
Its not going to work, Trump said.
It will never work.
And you have to learn from history.
