In the wee hours of Wednesday morning, President Donald Trump issued a post on Truth Social created with artificial intelligence in which he offered a vision of “Trump Gaza,” with high-rise hotels, beautiful beaches, belly dancers, Elon Musk smiling while he was eating on a beach, a huge statue of Trump and a shot of Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sitting together soaking up the sun.

In early February, Trump stated, “The U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip and we will do a job with it too. We’ll own it. I think we will be a great keeper of something that is very, very strong, very powerful, and very, very good for the area, not just for Israel, for the entire Middle East. There will be jobs for everyone.”

“Everyone I have 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,” he added. “I think the potential in the Gaza Strip is unbelievable and I think representatives from all over the world will be there,” he said, adding that Gaza could become the “Riviera of the Middle East.”

Days later, he added, “The Gaza Strip would be turned over to the United States by Israel at the conclusion of fighting. The Palestinians, people like Chuck Schumer, would have already been resettled in far safer and more beautiful communities, with new and modern homes, in the region. They would actually have a chance to be happy, safe, and free. The U.S., working with great development teams from all over the World, would slowly and carefully begin the construction of what would become one of the greatest and most spectacular developments of its kind on Earth. No soldiers by the U.S. would be needed! Stability for the region would reign!!!”

Some civilians living in Gaza say they’re in favor of relocating to more habitable locations outside of the Gaza Strip.

“It is our right in Gaza to have freedom of movement and travel,” said a 22-year-old law student, her face blurred for safety, during an interview obtained by The Daily Wire. “In light of the suffering by the people of Gaza, the need to travel has become urgent, as it is no longer suitable for living a dignified life as other people live.”

“We want to feel safe and secure — to feel stability and live a normal life,” the female student said, adding that even with the ceasefire, the situation is still dire.

The student added that she feels as if Trump has stopped talking about his plan, which has caused “great frustration.”

“We don’t know if Trump has backed down or abandoned the idea,” she said. “The world forgot us in this situation where there is neither war nor peace.”

She added that Hamas refusing to hand over governance “terrifies” her and other Gazans because the terror group could cause the war to resume, and “with it, the fear of death.”

“We are just civilians,” she said. “We are not part of Hamas, and we don’t want to die.”

Another interviewee, a male with his face also blurred, said he’s in favor of emigrating, as long as he can return to Gaza.

“That’s how most people in Gaza feel — because right now Gaza is uninhabitable,” he said. “Some areas are nearly destroyed, others are completely destroyed.”

One Gaza resident wrote on Facebook: “When I get the chance to leave this land, I will never feel regret. I will never fill my social media accounts with lies and hypocrisy about how much I miss it. I will regret every minute I spent in this place, where young people are drowning in worries. …This place is no longer habitable. Everything here is pathetic and disappointing. The problem lies with the place – we are good, we are excellent, we are exceptional for having survived thus far; but now we are leaving without regret. We left regret behind, in this place we no longer wish to give a second chance.”

Kassy Akiva contributed to this article.

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In the wee hours of Wednesday morning, President Donald Trump issued a post on Truth Social created with artificial intelligence in which he offered a vision of “Trump Gaza,” with high-rise hotels, beautiful beaches, belly dancers, Elon Musk smiling while he was eating on a beach, a huge statue of Trump and a shot of Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sitting together soaking up the sun.

In early February, Trump stated, “The U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip and we will do a job with it too. We’ll own it. I think we will be a great keeper of something that is very, very strong, very powerful, and very, very good for the area, not just for Israel, for the entire Middle East. There will be jobs for everyone.”

“Everyone I have 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,” he added. “I think the potential in the Gaza Strip is unbelievable and I think representatives from all over the world will be there,” he said, adding that Gaza could become the “Riviera of the Middle East.”

Days later, he added, “The Gaza Strip would be turned over to the United States by Israel at the conclusion of fighting. The Palestinians, people like Chuck Schumer, would have already been resettled in far safer and more beautiful communities, with new and modern homes, in the region. They would actually have a chance to be happy, safe, and free. The U.S., working with great development teams from all over the World, would slowly and carefully begin the construction of what would become one of the greatest and most spectacular developments of its kind on Earth. No soldiers by the U.S. would be needed! Stability for the region would reign!!!”

Some civilians living in Gaza say they’re in favor of relocating to more habitable locations outside of the Gaza Strip.

“It is our right in Gaza to have freedom of movement and travel,” said a 22-year-old law student, her face blurred for safety, during an interview obtained by The Daily Wire. “In light of the suffering by the people of Gaza, the need to travel has become urgent, as it is no longer suitable for living a dignified life as other people live.”

“We want to feel safe and secure — to feel stability and live a normal life,” the female student said, adding that even with the ceasefire, the situation is still dire.

The student added that she feels as if Trump has stopped talking about his plan, which has caused “great frustration.”

“We don’t know if Trump has backed down or abandoned the idea,” she said. “The world forgot us in this situation where there is neither war nor peace.”

She added that Hamas refusing to hand over governance “terrifies” her and other Gazans because the terror group could cause the war to resume, and “with it, the fear of death.”

“We are just civilians,” she said. “We are not part of Hamas, and we don’t want to die.”

Another interviewee, a male with his face also blurred, said he’s in favor of emigrating, as long as he can return to Gaza.

“That’s how most people in Gaza feel — because right now Gaza is uninhabitable,” he said. “Some areas are nearly destroyed, others are completely destroyed.”

One Gaza resident wrote on Facebook: “When I get the chance to leave this land, I will never feel regret. I will never fill my social media accounts with lies and hypocrisy about how much I miss it. I will regret every minute I spent in this place, where young people are drowning in worries. …This place is no longer habitable. Everything here is pathetic and disappointing. The problem lies with the place – we are good, we are excellent, we are exceptional for having survived thus far; but now we are leaving without regret. We left regret behind, in this place we no longer wish to give a second chance.”

Kassy Akiva contributed to this article.

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