Israeli minister shares AI video on X showing future Gaza without Palestinians
The video imagines a Trump Tower and other high rise buildings in the Palestinian enclave.
It also shows Israelis enjoying food and drinks in markets, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walks along the beach with his wife.
'This is what Gaza will look like in the future. Voluntary migration of Gazans only with Trump and Netanyahu. It's us or them,' Gamliel wrote.
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