Trump says U.S. will “take over” Gaza

U.S. President Donald Trump has proposed taking ownership of the
Gaza Strip and redeveloping it into the “Riviera of the Middle East”
after resettling Palestinians elsewhere


Trump’s proposal
that Palestinians
should leave Gaza
has been roundly
rejected and
denounced by
U.S. allies and
adversaries alike


Number of Palestinian
refugees*

Gaza Strip: Much of
territory lies in ruins after
15 months of war between
Israel and Hamas

Jan 2025: UN damage
assessment says
clearing over 50 million
tonnes of rubble left
in Gaza could take
21 years and cost
up to $1.2 billion


LEBANON
493,000

Golan Heights
(Israeli-occupied)

SYRIA
587,000

ISRAEL
JORDAN

WEST BANK
913,000

JORDAN
2,393,000

GAZA
1,587,000

EGYPT
50km
30 miles


Egypt and Jordan
Trump has urged two
nations to take in Gazans
who have “no alternative”
but to leave


*Data for Gaza refugees as of Sep 2023; for other areas, Dec 2023


Sources: AP, BBC, Reuters, UNRWA 
Picture: Getty Images 
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