INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
United States 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 United States 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 United States troops in the Gaza Strip as part of
his proposal for a United States 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 United States 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
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
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