Italy’s Meloni downplays Trump’s Gaza comments

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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has said she does not believe Donald Trump has a “defined plan” to move Palestinians out of Gaza but said she welcomed a debate on the territory’s reconstruction, AFP reports.

Meloni, who attended Trump’s inauguration and hopes to position herself as a bridge between the US administration and the European Union, said it was “complex”.

“Trump is right when he says that the reconstruction of Gaza is obviously one of the main challenges we face, and that to succeed, however, a great deal of involvement from the international community is needed,” she told reporters during a visit to Saudi Arabia.

“As for the issue of refugees, I don’t think, here again, that we are faced with a defined plan. I think we are rather faced with discussions with regional actors, who certainly need to be involved in this,” she said.

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