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Gaza Belongs To Palestinians, Germany Replies Trump

 

 

The Gaza Strip “belongs to the Palestinians”, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Wednesday after President Donald Trump suggested that the United States should take over the war-ravaged territory. “The civilian population of Gaza must not be expelled and Gaza must not be permanently occupied or repopulated,” Baerbock said in a statement.

The forced displacement of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip would be “unacceptable and contrary to international law”, Baerbock said.

“It would also lead to new suffering and new hatred,” she said.

“It is clear that Gaza — like the West Bank and east Jerusalem — belongs to the Palestinians.

“They form the basis for a future Palestinian state” and a two-state solution remained the “only” option for peace, Baerbock said.

 

This picture taken from the Israeli side of the border with the Gaza Strip shows destroyed buildings in the northern Gaza Strip on January 13, 2025 amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. (Photo by Menahem KAHANA / AFP)

 

Trump made his proposal to “take over” the Gaza Strip on Tuesday in a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Baerbock said the extent of the destruction in Gaza was “shocking”.

“We all agree that Gaza must be rebuilt as quickly as possible,” she said.

To this end, Europe was willing “to do our part together with the USA and our partners in the region”, she said.

However, the Palestinian militant group Hamas, whose October 7 attack on Israel triggered the war in Gaza, “must no longer play a role” in the territory, she said.

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