Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, left, and US President Donald Trump during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. Trump insisted Egypt and Jordan will take in Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, dismissing the countries' refusal to accept people from the war-shattered territory. Photographer: Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images (Getty Images)
"I see it bringing great stability to that part of the Middle East, and maybe the entire Middle East," Trump said. "And everybody I've spoken to — this was not a decision made lightly — everybody I've spoken to loves the idea of the United States owning that piece of land. Developing and creating thousands of jobs with something that will be magnificent in a really magnificent area that nobody would know. Nobody can look because all they see is death and destruction and rubble."
Netanyahu, when also asked about the Gaza Strip, reiterated to the media that he has three goals, one of which is to "make sure that Gaza never poses a threat to Israel again."
Smoke rises following Israeli airstrikes on the Jabalia region in the Gaza Strip on Monday, May 13. (Dawoud Abo Alkas/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Trump said that the Gaza Strip has become "a symbol of death and destruction for so many decades and so bad for the people anywhere near it."
"It should not go through a process of rebuilding and occupation by the same people that have really stood there and fought for it and lived there and died there and lived a miserable existence there," he added.
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Netanyahu lauded Trump's tenacity and ability "to think outside the box" during his comments to the press.
"Your willingness to puncture conventional thinking, thinking that has failed time and time and time again, your willingness to think outside the box with fresh ideas, will help us achieve all these goals," he said. "And I've seen you do this many times. You cut to the chase. You see things others refuse to see. You say things others refuse to say, you know. And after the jaws drop, people scratch their heads and they say, you know, he's right."
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, from left, US President Donald Trump and US Vice President JD Vance during a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. Trump insisted Egypt and Jordan will take in Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, dismissing the countries' refusal to accept people from the war-shattered territory. Photographer: Shawn Thew/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images (Getty Images)
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The Israeli leader continued that his nation's victory will also be a win for America.
"Israel's victory will be America's victory," Netanyahu said. "We will not only win the war working together, we will win the peace. With your leadership, Mr. President, and our partnership, I believe that we will forge a brilliant future for our region and bring our great alliance to even greater heights."
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