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US President Donald Trump said he is not confident that the ceasefire agreement on Gaza would continue. He stressed the Strip was subjected to massive destruction but did not rule out taking part in the reconstruction of the 364-kilometer-enclave.
Trump spoke to reporters on Monday from the Oval Office while signing executive orders on the first day of his second term, and said in response to a question about the possibility of continuing the ceasefire agreement in Gaza, “I’m not confident. This is not our war, this is their war.”
Speaking to reporters, Monday, from the Oval Office while signing executive orders on the first day of his second term as US president, Trump said in response to a question about the possibility of continuing the Gaza ceasefire: “I’m not confident. This is not our war, this is their war.”
While claiming that Hamas was “weakened” after the Israeli war on the Strip for 15 months, he added: “As to the future regarding the rule of Gaza, that depends on several things, and I still cannot imagine that. Most of those who ruled there were killed, and there are those who rule in a brutal way.”
Trump pointed out Gaza was subjected to massive destruction. He described it as a “huge demolition site” but must be rebuilt in a different way, indicating his administration may contribute to the reconstruction of the Strip.
“There are some beautiful things you can do there. The coast is amazing, the weather and the location are great. There are some beautiful things you can do in Gaza. There are some beautiful things you can do in Gaza,” he said.
In his inauguration speech, Trump said that he wants to be a peacemaker: “My proudest legacy is to be a peacemaker and a unifier. That’s what I want to be and that’s what I want to do. And I’m so happy that the day before I took office for a second term, the hostages in the Middle East are coming home.”
The Gaza ceasefire agreement came into effect at 8:30 am last Sunday, ending 471 days of genocidal war waged by the Israeli occupation army on the Strip, which left more than 158,000 Palestinian martyrs and wounded, most of them children and women, and more than 11,000 missing, amid massive destruction and famine that killed dozens of children and elderly people, in one of the worst humanitarian disasters in the world.
The Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman, announced last Wednesday evening the success of the efforts of the mediators (Doha, Cairo and Washington) in reaching a ceasefire agreement in Gaza.
The agreement consists of three stages, each lasting 42 days, and includes a cessation of military operations, the withdrawal of the occupation army from populated areas in Gaza, the opening of the Rafah crossing and enhancing the entry of aid through it, and the exchange of prisoners according to Quds Press.
