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Riad, Saudi Arabia and al-Odeid Air Base, Qatar President Trump said on Thursday that the Gaza Strip was to be processed into a “freedom zone” that doubles on his Suggestion to suppress Palestinians From the territory, as well as Israel plans a large offensive and is intensifying fatal air strikes and kills more than 150 people last day, including dozens of children.

Trump is on the last stage of a trip to the Middle East – a visit that did not include a stop in Israel. He has mainly dealt with the question of the war in Gaza In his public comments during the trip, however, Reporters made comments after a round table with managing directors in Qatar.

“Gaza has been a territory of death and destruction for many years,” said Trump. “I have concepts for Gaza that I think is very good – make it a freedom zone. Let the United States get involved and only make it a freedom zone.”

Israel's right -wing extremist government has taken on Trump's suggestions for the Gaza To permanently displace Palestinians outside the territory and to transform it into real estate development by the sea. Trump's recent comments on Gaza were made when he was still in Qatar. All Arab states rejected the plan and Hamas described it as an ethnic cleaning.

Trump's statements about Gaza came on the same day when the number of Palestinians in the war was killed in the war – a third of them, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health. Hundreds of Palestinians were killed this week in Intensified Israeli air strikesAccording to hospitals and health officers from NPR.

Trump described aerial photographs of the widespread destruction by Israeli air strikes in Gaza.

“There is practically no building. It's not like trying to save something,” he said.

Ceasefire talks get up, even while Trump in Qatar, where talks are held

Just one day before Trump arrived in the Middle East, Hamas frees US Israeli Geisel Edan AlexanderAn Israeli soldier who was captured by Palestinian militants in Israel in October 7, 2023. The publication hoped that the United States could drive a ceasefire.

But the talks do not seem to make progress in the past few days, although Israeli negotiators in Qatar and a visit to Trump, Steve Witkoff, to Israel, Steve Witkoff this week.

Hamas agreed to publish Alexander after rare direct talks with the Trump administration in Qatar before the President's tour of the Golf. This conversations have found Israel's prime minister, who is always under pressure at home to complete a deal that frees the hostage. Hamas wants us to guarantee that a deal that publish the remaining Israeli hostages removed its troops from Gaza in an exchange for an end to the war and Israel.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted on a temporary ceasefire to free some hostages. After a break, he swore to return to war, to remove Hamas and to disarm the group.

During his time in the Golf, Trump heard from the leaders of Saudi Arabia and Qatar about the need to end the war in Gaza. The Saudi crown prince made these comments on a Golf Arab leader with Trump with Trump, and Katar's ruling Emir was raised on Wednesday when he arrived in Doha.

However, Israel plans an offensive to take over more areas in Gaza Strip and has called up tens of thousands of reservist soldiers to prepare. Israel also has plans to equip a plan supported by the USA Spread food rations to Palestinians Who would be violently sold in small zones of the southern Gaza Strip.

According to Israel, the goal is to ensure that Hamas is not accessible or benefits from help. UN organizations and other auxiliary groups in Gaza refuse to participate In the new program, the Palestinians would expose a higher risk and further displace the population.

Israel has imposed the area of ​​blockade for more than two months until all help, including food, fuel and medicine. According to the latest, the blockade has brought about half a million people in Gaza hungry Review by independent experts on famine. The blockade of Israel has triggered widespread criticism from countries around the world as well as aid organizations and rights groups.

Trump's focus is on large investment offers in the Golf

Trump's visit to the Golf has opened up Multibillion dollars offers These investments in US companies increase, such as an order from Qatar, which was signed on Wednesday for up to 210 Boeing aircraft.

Large offers were also signed in technology and AI during his two-day stop in Saudi Arabia this week, but the majority of Gulf States' investments and sales are defense and weapons in the USA.

Trump gave thousands of US troops stationed in Katar's al-Odid Air Base on Thursday comments in rally style.

“They are undoubtedly the greatest fighting power in the history of the world,” he said, adapting his campaign slogan to tell the troops that they made “America great” again and the efforts of his government to end diversity initiatives in the military.

“We don't care whether they are politically correct,” he said.

The extensive air base was used by the United States for air strikes against the Islamic state group and other operations in the Middle East. The United States also have the 5th fleet of the Navy off the coast of Bahrain and troops in bases in the United Arab Emirates, where the president is to round off his Golf tour on Friday.

Aya Batrawy reported from Riad, Saudi Arabia.