Trump says ‘we’ll have to see’ on one-state or two-state solution for Gaza: ‘At some point I’ll decide’
Trump said he’s focused on the “rebuilding of Gaza.” REUTERS
President Trump on Monday left open the possibility of a future Palestinian state, telling reporters that “we’ll have to see” whether a one-state or two-state solution would ultimately be the best outcome for Gaza.
The president made the remarks aboard Air Force One as he returned to Washington, following the historic signing of the first phase of an Israel-Hamas peace deal in Egypt.
“Well, we’re going to have to see,” President Trump said when asked how Gaza might be governed if the peace framework holds. “A lot of people like the one-state solution, some people like the two-state solution. We’ll have to see.”
President Trump noted that he has not publicly taken a position on which solution he prefers. His administration’s 20-point peace framework proposes that Gaza be administered by a “temporary transitional” Palestinian committee, overseen by an international “Board of Peace” headed by President Trump himself, as the region undergoes redevelopment.
According to the framework, once Gaza’s reconstruction is complete, “the conditions may finally be in place for a credible pathway to Palestinian self-determination and statehood.”
“At some point I’ll decide what I think is right,” the president told reporters. “But it would be in coordination with other states and other countries.”
President Trump said he did not discuss Gaza’s long-term political status with world leaders during the signing ceremony in Egypt.
“I’m not talking about single state or double state … I’m talking about the rebuilding of Gaza,” he explained. “That was a power room. Those are the richest countries — really, seriously rich countries — and they can handle it.”
Speaking about the peace negotiations between Israel and Hamas, President Trump said his administration “did it the right way.”
“I think our timing was perfect,” he added.
Under the first phase of the agreement, Hamas released 20 Israeli hostages held during the two-year war in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners and a partial troop withdrawal by Israel.
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