Erdogan sees joint Gaza reconstruction effort, swift financing

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he will seek the support of Gulf states, the United States and Europe for the reconstruction of Gaza under the new ceasefire deal, and he believed project financing will be provided swiftly.

Speaking to reporters on a return flight from Sharm El-Sheikh, Erdogan said Western countries' decisions to recognise the Palestinian state should be seen as building blocks of a two-state solution, according to a transcript shared by his office on Tuesday.

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he "will decide what I think is right" on a long-term solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Trump made a brief visit to the Middle East to join regional leaders Monday in signing a declaration meant to cement a ceasefire in Gaza after two years of war.

Addressing the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Trump noted "a lot of people like the one state solution, some people like the two state solutions. We'll have to see."

"I will decide what I think is right, but I'd be in coordination with other states and other countries," he told journalists aboard Air Force One.

Around three-quarters of the 193 UN member states recognize the Palestinian state proclaimed in 1988 by the exiled Palestinian leadership.

The United States, Israel's closest ally, criticized the decision last month by allies including Britain and Canada to recognize Palestine as a state.

Agencies