President Trump says the US to 'takeover' Gaza. His comments have caused anger and dismay across the region and beyond. Also: the first glimpse inside a burnt scroll after 2,000 years.
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This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Janet Jalil and at 14 hours GMT on Wednesday the 5th of February, these are our main stories. Donald Trump's declaration that the US will take over Gaza sparks widespread condemnation. We'll have reaction from around the world.
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We look back on the life of the billionaire spiritual leader, the Aga Khan, who has died at the age of 88. There's been widespread condemnation of Donald Trump's plan for the US to take over Gaza and move out the Palestinians living there so that he can, in his words, turn it into the Riviera of the Middle East.
Mr Trump made the announcement at a joint news conference with the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. saying he thought Jordan and Egypt would take in the more than two million Palestinians who currently live in Gaza. This despite their previous statements refuting the idea when he first floated it last month.
At the White House news conference, Mr Trump put forward his vision for how Gaza, much of which lies in ruins, should be rebuilt.
The only reason the Palestinians want to go back to Gaza is they have no alternative option. It's right now a demolition site. They can live out their lives in peace and harmony instead of having to go back and do it again. The U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip, and we will do a job with it, too.
We'll own it and be responsible for dismantling all of the dangerous unexploded bombs and other weapons on the site, level the site, and get rid of the destroyed buildings.
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