Wed Feb 12 05:29:10 UTC 2025: ## North Korea Condemns US Gaza Plan as “Slaughter and Robbery”
**Pyongyang, [Date]** – North Korea has launched a scathing attack on the United States, accusing it of planning “slaughter and robbery” in relation to a proposed plan to displace over two million Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. State media outlet Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) denounced the plan, attributed to President Donald Trump, as evidence of US “hegemonic, invasive” ambitions for global dominance.
KCNA’s commentary, published Wednesday, described the proposal as a “bombshell declaration” that is causing international outrage. The agency also criticized the US for purported attempts to seize control of the Panama Canal and Greenland, and rename the Gulf of Mexico. North Korea demanded the US cease its “encroachment upon the dignity and sovereignty of other countries.”
The statement follows Trump’s confirmation on Fox News that his plan would not include a right of return for Palestinians and that he intends to transform Gaza into a “Riviera of the Middle East.” This contradicts previous statements by his aides, and human rights groups have condemned the proposal as ethnic cleansing.
The strongly worded condemnation comes amidst already heightened tensions on the Korean peninsula. North Korea accused the US of posing a grave threat to its national security following the docking of a US nuclear submarine in South Korea. The Ministry of Defence described the submarine’s presence as a “clear expression of the US invariable hysteria for confrontation.”
While President Trump previously expressed a positive relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, meeting him on three occasions, the latest statements suggest the ongoing complexities of US-North Korean relations remain.
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