INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday the Pentagon was prepared to look at all options for Gaza, a day after President Donald
Trump said he would like the U.S
to take control of and redevelop the Gaza Strip.&On the question of Gaza, the definition of insanity is attempting to do the same thing over
and over and over again,& Hegseth said before the start of his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Pentagon,
Reuters reported.&The president is willing to think outside the box, look for new and unique, dynamic ways to solve problems that have felt
like they were intractable … We&re prepared to look at all options,& Hegseth added.The White House said earlier on Wednesday that Trump
has not committed to putting U.S
troops in the Gaza Strip as part of his proposal for a U.S
takeover of the Palestinian enclave.Trump&s idea prompted international condemnation and some dissent from Republicans in Congress, who have
largely fallen in line behind Trump&s initiatives such as pausing foreign aid and eliminating thousands of federal workers.It was unclear
whether Trump would proceed with his proposal or was taking an extreme position as a bargaining strategy, as he has done on other
issues.Hegseth said the Pentagon would strive to supply weapons to Israel that &were previously not supplied, that are useful in eradicating
radical enemies.&Trump has instructed the U.S
military to release a hold imposed by Democratic former President Joe Biden on the supply of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel.One 2,000-pound
bomb can rip through thick concrete and metal, creating a wide blast radius
Reuters reported last year that the Biden administration had sent thousands of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel after the Oct
7, 2023, attack by Palestinian Hamas militants from Gaza but had put a hold on one shipment. The post US military prepared to look at all
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