President Donald Trump insisted that nobody can be “expelled” from Gaza, amid questions on his audacious plan to rebuild the war-torn strip.
“Nobody’s expelling any Palestinians,” Trump advised reporters on the White Home on Thursday whereas assembly with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin.
Egypt, which led negotiations on an Arab-led plan to rebuild Gaza, welcomed the president’s remark.
“This position reflects an understanding of the need to prevent further deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Gaza and the importance of finding fair, sustainable solutions to the Palestinian issue,” theEgyptian overseas ministry mentioned.
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Trump whereas assembly with Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Micheal Martin, proper, mentioned “nobody wants to expel Palestinians” from Gaza. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)
In February, Trump proposed that the U.S. “take over” war-torn Gaza.
“The U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip, and we will do a job with it, too,” Trump acknowledged. “We’ll own it and be responsible for dismantling all of the dangerous, unexplored bombs and other weapons on the site.”
He had mentioned on the time that Gaza’s inhabitants of about 2 million can be “permanently” relocated. Requested whether or not that may be carried out by power, he claimed no Palestinians wished to stay among the many rubble in Gaza.
Trump has claimed no Palestinian would need to stay among the many rubble of Gaza. (Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto through Getty Photographs)
“We’re moving them to a beautiful location where they have new homes, where they can live safely, where they’ll have doctors and medical and all of those things,” he mentioned whereas assembly with King Abdullah of Jordan final month. “And I think it’s going to be great.”
However discovering a Center Jap nation keen to soak up plenty of Palestinian refugees has confirmed troublesome. After receiving pushback from Egypt and Jordanian leaders on his imaginative and prescient for a Gaza with out Palestinians, Trump mentioned he wouldn’t “force it.”
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“The way to do it is my plan. I think that’s the plan that really works. But I’m not forcing it. I’m just going to sit back and recommend it,” he advised Fox Information in February.
Palestinian males stroll close to rubble of homes destroyed through the Israeli offensive, in Rafah, within the southern Gaza Strip, Mar. 13, 2025. (REUTERS/Hatem Khaled TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Earlier this month, Arab leaders agreed on a $53 million Egyptian-led reconstruction plan, however the White Home rejected it. Nationwide Safety Council spokesman Brian Hughes mentioned the Arab proposal “does not address the reality that Gaza is currently uninhabitable and residents cannot humanely live in a territory covered in debris and unexploded ordnance.”
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has described Trump’s plan as a “revolutionary, creative vision.”
However Hamas additionally welcomed Trump’s assurance that Palestinians wouldn’t be expelled.
“If US President Trump’s statements represent a retreat from any idea of displacing the people of the Gaza Strip, they are welcomed,” Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem mentioned within the assertion.
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“We call for this position to be reinforced by obligating the Israeli occupation to implement all the terms of the ceasefire agreements,” he added.
White Home envoy Steve Witkoff is in Qatar for intensive talks on the subsequent part of the ceasefire settlement. Israel needs a two-month pause in preventing in change for about half of the remaining residing hostages. Hamas is pushing for a full cessation of hostilities.
