Trump describes Gaza as a "real estate site."

 Indpependent, UK -  President Trump has doubled down on his call to transform Gaza from a devastated wartorn territory to “a big real estate site” that ultimately, the U.S. will own. Speaking with reporters Sunday during an Air Force 1 press gaggle ahead of the Superbowl in New Orleans, Trump spoke about his plans to rebuild the shattered territory following nearly 18 months of conflict between Israel and Hamas.

“Think of it as a big real estate site and the United States is going to own it,” he said, when pushed on Gaza.

Declaring that the U.S. was in “no rush” to develop it, the President was certain he could “bring stability to the Middle East” by transforming the Gaza strip over the course of his new term....

For the roughly 1.9 million displaced Gazans who have been devastated by Israel’s war - sparked after Hamas killed around 1,200 people on 7 October 2023, Trump said he was committed to “building some beautiful sites for the Palestinians to live in”, adding that his takeover would lead to them “living in harmony and peace probably for the first time in hundreds of years.”

“I’m committed to buying and owning Gaza,” he said, repeating a claim he first uttered on the second day of his presidency. More

Accuracy.org - The Associated Press has reported that President Trump “suggested that displaced Palestinians in Gaza be permanently resettled outside the war-torn territory and proposed the U.S. take ‘ownership’ in redeveloping the area into ‘the Riviera of the Middle East.’”  Alfred de Zayas is a law professor at the Geneva School of Diplomacy and served as a UN Independent Expert on International Order from 2012-2018. He is the author of 10 books including Building a Just World Order.

Zayas said today: “The most relevant ‘hard law’ [regarding permanent ‘resettlement’ and displacement] is the Statute of Rome, articles 7 and 8, which specifically criminalize forced population transfers and, of course, article 49 of the 1949 IV Geneva Red Cross Convention, which both the U.S. and Israel have ratified.”