Rebuilding Gaza is impossible without Hamas’s complete removal, according to urban warfare specialists John Spencer and Liam Collins, who argue that any reconstruction effort will be futile if the terror group remains in control.
Their analysis comes after President Donald Trump laid out a bold vision for Gaza’s future, suggesting the United States would take control of the region and lead its reconstruction.
“The U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip, and we will do a job with it too… We’re going to develop it, create thousands and thousands of jobs, and it’ll be something that the entire Middle East can be very proud of,” he told reporters last week.
He has doubled down on this proposal in multiple statements since.
In their recent article, Spencer and Collins highlight a critical issue: “No country or international body has stepped forward to provide the…
