President said Palestinians in Gaza would not have a right to return under his plan for U.S. B次元官网网址渙wnershipB次元官网网址� of the war-torn territory, contradicting other officials in his administration .
Less than a week after he floated and turn it into B次元官网网址渢he Riviera of the Middle East,B次元官网网址� Trump, in an interview with FOX B次元官网网址B次元官网网址� Bret Baier that was set to air Monday, said B次元官网网址淣o, they wouldnB次元官网网址檛B次元官网网址� when asked if Palestinians in Gaza would have a right to return to the territory. It comes as he has ramped up pressure on Arab states, especially U.S. , to take in Palestinians from Gaza, who claim the territory as part of a future homeland.
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, and TrumpB次元官网网址檚 latest words were released a day before he is set to host JordanB次元官网网址檚 King Abdullah II at the White House on Tuesday. In addition to concerns about jeopardizing the long-held goals of a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict, Egypt and Jordan have privately raised security concerns about welcoming large numbers of additional refugees into their countries even temporarily.
TrumpB次元官网网址檚 comments risked jeopardizing the already in Gaza after 15 months of war, with the existing framework for negotiations calling for the massive humanitarian and reconstruction assistance for civilians in Gaza.
After TrumpB次元官网网址檚 initial comments last week, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt and Secretary of State Marco Rubio respectfully insisted that Trump only wanted Palestinians relocated from Gaza B次元官网网址渢emporarilyB次元官网网址� and for an B次元官网网址渋nterimB次元官网网址� period to allow for debris removal, the disposal of unexploded ordnance and reconstruction.
Trump last week to help secure the territory but at the same time insisted no U.S. funds would go to pay for the reconstruction of Gaza, raising fundamental questions about the nature of his plan.
Egypt on Monday reiterated its rejection to the transfer of Palestinians from their territories in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, warning that such proposals threaten B次元官网网址渢he foundations of peopleB次元官网网址� in the Middle East.
In a statement, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem its capital is the base for B次元官网网址渃omprehensive and just peaceB次元官网网址� in the region.
The statement said Egypt rejects any violations to the PalestiniansB次元官网网址� B次元官网网址渞ight of self-determination B次元官网网址� and independence,B次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址渦pholds the right of return for Palestinian refugees who were forced to leave their homeland,B次元官网网址� in a reference to hundreds of thousands who were forced to flee their homes in what is now Israel during the 1948 war.
A senior Hamas official blasted TrumpB次元官网网址檚 latest remarks about the U.S. ownership of Gaza as B次元官网网址渁bsurd.B次元官网网址�
Izzat al-Rishq, a member of HamasB次元官网网址� politico bureau, said these comments B次元官网网址渞eflect a deep ignorance of Palestine and the region.B次元官网网址�
In comments released by Hamas early Monday, he said TrumpB次元官网网址檚 approach toward the Palestinian cause will fail.
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