Trump suggests Palestinians move to a 'beautiful' location
In a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Donald Trump suggested the permanent resettlement of Palestinians from Gaza. Read Full Article at RT.com.
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During a meeting at the White House with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, President Donald Trump reiterated his proposal for the permanent resettlement of Palestinians from Gaza to neighboring nations. He characterized the region as a “demolition site” that is unsuitable for living.
This discussion occurred during a fragile six-week ceasefire in Gaza, which followed 15 months of conflict between Israel and Hamas. The United Nations estimates that almost 1.9 million individuals—over 90% of Gaza’s population—have been displaced since the outbreak of hostilities in October 2023.
“You can’t live in Gaza right now, and I think we need another location. I think it should be a location that’s going to make people happy,” Trump remarked during the joint press conference with Netanyahu. “If we can get a beautiful area to resettle people permanently in nice homes, where they can be happy and not be shot, not be killed, not be knifed to death like what’s happening in Gaza.”
According to the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, approximately 92% of homes in the Gaza Strip have either been destroyed or severely damaged. Trump, who has a background in real estate, has frequently termed Gaza a “demolition site” in recent weeks.
“I mean, there’s hardly a building standing, and the ones that are are going to collapse,” Trump cautioned, also highlighting the “very dangerous situation in terms of explosives all over the place.”
Trump proposed that countries like Jordan and Egypt should accept displaced Palestinians, even though these nations have previously rejected the idea of “direct expulsion or coerced migration.” A joint statement from Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, the Palestinian Authority, and the Arab League emphasized that such actions would “threaten the region’s stability, risk expanding the conflict, and undermine prospects for peace and coexistence among its peoples.”
Netanyahu did not specifically address Trump’s resettlement proposal but thanked the US president for his influence on the Gaza ceasefire. He acknowledged Trump’s “great force and powerful leadership” in reaching the agreement and outlined Israel’s future objectives: securing the release of all hostages, dismantling Hamas’s military and governing structures, and ensuring that Gaza no longer poses a threat to Israel.
The latest figures from Gaza’s Health Ministry report that around 47,500 Palestinians have been killed and more than 111,500 injured throughout the 15 months of Israeli military actions. Though a ceasefire was established on January 15, Israel has accused Hamas of breaching a prisoner swap agreement and has halted the return of Gazans to northern parts of the enclave. Both Israel and Hamas have leveled accusations of violating the ceasefire against one another.
Riyad Mansour, the Palestinian ambassador to the UN, dismissed Trump’s resettlement idea, asserting that Palestinians “want to rebuild Gaza because this is where we belong.” He added, “For those who want to send the Palestinian people to a ‘nice place,’ allow them to go back to their original homes in what is now Israel.”
Hamas officials also criticized Trump’s suggestion, describing it as “a recipe for creating chaos and tension in the region” and pledging to oppose any attempts at displacement. “Our people in the Gaza Strip will not allow these plans to pass. What is required is an end to the occupation and aggression against our people, not their expulsion from their land,” Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri declared.
Allen M Lee contributed to this report for TROIB News
This discussion occurred during a fragile six-week ceasefire in Gaza, which followed 15 months of conflict between Israel and Hamas. The United Nations estimates that almost 1.9 million individuals—over 90% of Gaza’s population—have been displaced since the outbreak of hostilities in October 2023.
“You can’t live in Gaza right now, and I think we need another location. I think it should be a location that’s going to make people happy,” Trump remarked during the joint press conference with Netanyahu. “If we can get a beautiful area to resettle people permanently in nice homes, where they can be happy and not be shot, not be killed, not be knifed to death like what’s happening in Gaza.”
According to the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, approximately 92% of homes in the Gaza Strip have either been destroyed or severely damaged. Trump, who has a background in real estate, has frequently termed Gaza a “demolition site” in recent weeks.
“I mean, there’s hardly a building standing, and the ones that are are going to collapse,” Trump cautioned, also highlighting the “very dangerous situation in terms of explosives all over the place.”
Trump proposed that countries like Jordan and Egypt should accept displaced Palestinians, even though these nations have previously rejected the idea of “direct expulsion or coerced migration.” A joint statement from Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, the Palestinian Authority, and the Arab League emphasized that such actions would “threaten the region’s stability, risk expanding the conflict, and undermine prospects for peace and coexistence among its peoples.”
Netanyahu did not specifically address Trump’s resettlement proposal but thanked the US president for his influence on the Gaza ceasefire. He acknowledged Trump’s “great force and powerful leadership” in reaching the agreement and outlined Israel’s future objectives: securing the release of all hostages, dismantling Hamas’s military and governing structures, and ensuring that Gaza no longer poses a threat to Israel.
The latest figures from Gaza’s Health Ministry report that around 47,500 Palestinians have been killed and more than 111,500 injured throughout the 15 months of Israeli military actions. Though a ceasefire was established on January 15, Israel has accused Hamas of breaching a prisoner swap agreement and has halted the return of Gazans to northern parts of the enclave. Both Israel and Hamas have leveled accusations of violating the ceasefire against one another.
Riyad Mansour, the Palestinian ambassador to the UN, dismissed Trump’s resettlement idea, asserting that Palestinians “want to rebuild Gaza because this is where we belong.” He added, “For those who want to send the Palestinian people to a ‘nice place,’ allow them to go back to their original homes in what is now Israel.”
Hamas officials also criticized Trump’s suggestion, describing it as “a recipe for creating chaos and tension in the region” and pledging to oppose any attempts at displacement. “Our people in the Gaza Strip will not allow these plans to pass. What is required is an end to the occupation and aggression against our people, not their expulsion from their land,” Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri declared.
Allen M Lee contributed to this report for TROIB News
