Trump aims to turn Gaza into the ‘Riviera of the Middle East’ under US control.
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President Trump has again restated his plans of turning Gaza into a new “Riviera”. Where did this idea come from – and how feasible is it?
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- Sharif Abdel Kouddous (@sharifkouddous), Journalist and editor at Drop Site News
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