‘Israel’s best friend’: Trump’s plan to ‘take over’ Gaza evokes memory of 1948 Nakba evictions

LONDON - President Donald Trump has claimed that the US is ready to

“take over” and “own” the war-torn Gaza Strip

, arguing for the removal and “resettlement” of the estimated 2.3 million Palestinians inhabiting the area.

Mr Trump, who spoke

after meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

at the White House on Feb 4, claimed that Palestinians could live out their lives in what he called “peace and harmony” elsewhere.