Trump's Gaza plan: AI video shows bizarre vision of the future

Washington. With a video generated by artificial intelligence (AI), US President Donald Trump is once again promoting his ideas for the future of the Gaza Strip. The roughly thirty-second-long, grotesque clip, which Trump published on his Truth Social platform, begins with images of fighters and children in ragged clothing among ruins.

“Gaza 2025,” reads the caption. Then the scene changes to visions of futuristic skyscrapers, sun-drenched beach promenades and a giant golden statue of the US president.

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A man resembling Trump adviser Elon Musk appears several times in the video. In one scene, he eats hummus at a beach restaurant, in others, banknotes rain down on him and children playing.

Trump himself can be seen with a belly dancer in a nightclub, later he and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are seen lying on lounge chairs by a pool in swimming trunks and drinking cocktails. "Trump Gaza" is written on a sign. The name can also be read repeatedly on buildings in the video.

Overall, the scenery is reminiscent of a luxury holiday resort with sandy beaches, palm trees and hotels. In one shot, a Tesla drives along a busy bazaar. In another, particularly bizarre scene, bearded men in bikini tops and long skirts dance on the beach. They wear green headbands, similar to those worn by Hamas fighters.

The AI ​​video is accompanied by a song that says, among other things: "Donald is coming to free you (...). No more tunnels, no more fear: Trump Gaza is finally here."

Trump had already proposed a few weeks ago to "relocate" the approximately two million Palestinian residents of the coastal strip to other Arab states and to transform the destroyed coastal area under US control into an economically flourishing "Riviera of the Middle East". Netanyahu welcomed Trump's plans, but they were met with fierce criticism internationally. According to experts, forced relocation would violate international law.

After more than 15 months of war, the humanitarian situation in the north of the Gaza Strip is considered catastrophic. Since the war began after the Hamas massacre in Israel on October 7, 2023, more than 48,300 people have been killed in the Gaza Strip, according to the Hamas-controlled health authority. The number does not distinguish between civilians and fighters. More than five weeks after the start of the ceasefire between Israel's army and the terrorist organization Hamas, dead people are still being found under the rubble of collapsed houses.

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