Trump Says Us Should ‘take’ Gaza And Turn It Into ‘freedom Zone’

"I have concepts for Gaza that I think are very good, make it a freedom zone, let the United States get involved and make it just a freedom zone," the US leader said in Qatar

By Aramide Folorunsho

Updated May 15, 2025

Smoke billows in the background as an Israeli strike hits the home of the Hmeid family in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on May 15, 2025. Fighting has raged in Gaza, where civil defence officials told AFP 80 people were killed by Israeli bombardment on May 14, including 59 in the north. (Photo by Bashar TALEB / AFP)

President Donald Trump said on Thursday he wanted the United States to “take” Gaza and turn it into a “freedom zone”, as the Israel-Hamas war rages on in the Palestinian territory.

“I have concepts for Gaza that I think are very good, make it a freedom zone, let the United States get involved and make it just a freedom zone,” the US leader said in Qatar, adding: “I’d be proud to have the United States have it, take it, make it a freedom zone.”

AFP