From the Liveblog of
Friday, July 4, 2025
Trump: ‘I want the people of Gaza to be safe; they’ve been through hell’
US President Donald Trump says Gazans have “been through hell,” dodging a reporter’s question about whether he still plans for the US to take over the Strip.
“I want the people of Gaza to be safe,” he answers. “They’ve been through hell.”
Trump, in response to a question about whether he intends to control the Gaza Strip: I want the people of Gaza to be safe; that’s more important than anything else. They’ve been through hell pic.twitter.com/pcXiPpwDBz
— mahmoud khalil (@zorba222) July 3, 2025
Speaking to journalists at Joint Base Andrews while on his way to a rally in Iowa, Trump also says Iran wants to speak to the US, and that he would meet with representatives of the country “if necessary.”
“Iran does want to speak, and I think they’d like to speak to me, and it’s time that they do,” Trump says.
“We’re not looking to hurt them. We’re looking to let them be a country again.”
The Times of Israel Community.