Trump proposes to get Palestinians from Gaza and Hamas warns that "They will not accept any displacement plan"

Chijioke Obinna

Trump proposes to get Palestinians from Gaza and Hamas warns that "They will not accept any displacement plan"

Hamas has rejected Donald Trump’s “proposal” to end the war in Gaza in the second week of the truce. The American president has proposed to send the Palestinians to other neighboring Arab countries such as Egypt and Jordan to “clean” the Gaza Strip.

Trump told journalists who were traveling with him aboard the Air Force One that had talked to the king of Jordan, Abdalá IIabout the idea of ​​building homes and Move to the Million Gazatis of the Strip to neighboring Arab countries.

“Something has to happen,” said the president of the United States, “because right now, That site is literally a demolition zoneso I prefer to talk to some Arab countries and build houses in a different place for those people to live in peace, to vary. “

Something “unthinkable” for Egypt and Jordan

The reception of a population expelled from Gaza has represented for Egypt and Jordan an absolutely unthinkable historical issue, More particularly since the beginning of the war between Israel and Hamas in October 2023. That same month, the Egyptian president equated this possibility directly to the disappearance, as such, of the Palestinian identity.

“If that happens, there would no longer be a reason to talk about a Palestinian people: the land would continue there, but people do not,” he told SISI in a wave of rejection within the Arab world to which Jordano Foreign Minister quickly incorporated , Ayman Safadi, who said that any expulsion from Palestinians to Jordan would directly represent a declaration of war. “

Hamas repudiates Trump’s proposal

For his part, the member of Hamas, Basem Naim, has assured that the Palestinians “will not accept No proposal or solution under the reconstruction costumeas the US President (Donald) Trump proposes, “following Trump’s statements.

“Our people has disrupted all displacement plans and alternative lands For decades, and will also reject such projects, “Naim said.

Israeli ultra -right applaud Trump’s idea

The ultra -nationalist Minister of Finance of Israel, Bezalel Smotrich, has been one of the first elements of the Israeli government in react to a proposal that has seemed “excellent” and an opportunity for the population of Gaza thanks to Trump’s “innovative” thought.

“After 76 years, during which the majority of the Population of Gaza has been maintained by force in harsh conditions to preserve the aspiration to destroy the state of Israel, The idea of ​​helping them find other places to start a new and better life is an excellent idea“He has made known in a statement where he has considered the peace solution of two states as an option that has always been unfeasible.

Chijioke Obinna

I've been passionate about storytelling and journalism since my early days growing up in Lagos. With a background in political science and years of experience in investigative reporting, I aim to bring nuanced perspectives to pressing global issues. Outside of writing, I enjoy exploring Nigeria’s vibrant cultural scene and mentoring young aspiring journalists.