US President Donald Trump has restated his plan for a US takeover of the Gaza Strip, after his idea was rejected by Palestinians and leaders around the world on Wednesday. Writing on social media, Trump said Gaza, "would be turned over to the United States by Israel at the conclusion of fighting." We speak to a former foreign minister of Jordan about the idea and an Israeli politician. Also in the programme: European Union scientists say the world has just experienced the hottest January on record; and reggae legend Bob Marley's birthday. He would have been 80 today. (Photo: The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the US President Donald Trump during a joint press conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, 04 February 2025. Credit: Photo by Shawn Thew /POOL/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
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The Israeli army has received fresh orders from its minister of Defence make preparations to enable Palestinians
in Gaza to leave the enclave voluntarily.
Yisra'el Katz said that Gaza's residents should be allowed the freedom to exit and emigrate,
as is the practice anywhere around the world.
The minister was speaking after Donald Trump's extraordinary intervention a couple of days ago,
that the entire 2 million plus population of Gaza should be relocated
while the territory be turned by the United States into what he called the Riviera of the Middle East.
Mr.
Trump has been expanding on his vision on social media.
Earlier this early this morning, Washington time, we voiced up part of his comments.