Steve Witkoff, the U.S. special envoy to the Middle East, said Gaza will be “uninhabitable” for at least 10 to 15 years as reconstruction talks continue amid a fragile ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas.
“I think everybody wants to see peace in the region,” Witkoff said in a Tuesday interview on “Hannity.
And peace in the region means a better life for the Palestinians. A better life is not necessarily tied to the physical space that you’re in today. A better life is about better opportunity, better financial conditions, better aspirations for you and your family. That doesn’t occur because you get to pitch a tent in the Gaza Strip and you’re surrounded by 30,000 munitions that could go off at any moment. It’s a dangerous place to live today.
President Donald Trump proposed the United States “take over” the Gaza Strip, level it and rebuild it at some point in the future during a joint news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
I do see a long-term ownership position, and I see it bringing great stability to that part of the Middle East, and maybe the entire Middle East,” Trump said, adding it’s a decision he didn’t make lightly.
