Palestinians Reject Trump’s Call To Expel Them From Gaza

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Stunned Palestinians rejected President Donald Trump’s proposal to expel them from the Gaza Strip so that the U.S. could take over the territory and rebuild it for others. Many saw the comments as an effort to erase them from their homeland, a continuation of the expulsion and displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from what is now Israel during the 1948 war. Palestinians displaced during the Israel-Hamas war have shown a powerful determination to return to their homes, with hundreds of thousands during the current ceasefire flooding back to neighborhoods devastated by Israeli bombardment and offensives. Trump’s top diplomat on Wednesday walked back the president’s proposal, saying he only wants to temporarily relocate Palestinians from Gaza.