Gofrixty [6 August 2025] – Former U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Israel will have to decide for itself whether it wants to re-invade the entire Gaza Strip, or “do something” else. At a campaign rally in Florida, Trump answered questions from reporters about the Gaza conflict and calls for an immediate ceasefire with little emotion rung through his answer. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu put the blame square on Israel, and said “It’s up to Israel. They will do their will.
Trump made this statement as Israel carried out their military offensive in Gaza after attacks by Hamas earlier in October. Even as international leaders mounted pressure on him to call off the offensive, Trump said he supported Israel’s “right to defend itself. “They are dealing with terror. “Nobody can tell them how to deal with it,” he said.
He did not say Israel should fully reoccupy the land it withdrew from in Gaza, but his comments painted in supportive terms any action Israel might take. He blasted the Biden administration’s “confusing and feeble position” on the war, claiming that the current leadership does not provide Israel with unequivocal support.
