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Trump plans relocation: Gaza Strip residents are outraged!
Trump proposes controversial relocation of Gazans. Jordan and Egypt refuse. Access to water, energy and security is lacking.
Trump plans relocation: Gaza Strip residents are outraged!
US President Donald Trump's plan to relocate Palestinians from the devastated Gaza Strip to neighboring Arab countries such as Egypt and Jordan is causing massive controversy. Trump described the area as a "demolition wasteland" and argued that relocation was a humanitarian necessity because life in Gaza had become nearly impossible after more than 15 months of war. US special envoy Steve Witkoff confirmed that rebuilding the Gaza Strip could take up to 15 years, which includes catastrophic living conditions and the threat of unexploded ordnance, of which there are an estimated 30,000 in the area. Loud Small newspaper Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have already reached the north of the coastal strip to build a new life there.
The reactions to Trump's proposal are mostly negative. Both the Palestinians and the governments of Jordan and Egypt strongly reject the idea. Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman al-Safadi said his country would not take part in forced relocations and that the rights of Palestinians must be upheld. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas also warned of possible expulsion and emphasized that his people cannot be forced to leave their homeland. In Israel, only ultra-right politicians, such as Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, supported the proposal, while other political actors spoke out clearly against Trump's plans, such as Tagesschau reports.
Resistance to Trump's plan
The idea of relocation is seen by Hamas in the Gaza Strip as provocative and a potential threat of ethnic cleansing. Smotrich and former police minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who supported the proposal, are under pressure that implementation could be met with international incomprehension. Egypt and Jordan have also made it clear that they will not take part in any possible deportation. Trump's comment about "just cleaning the area thoroughly" is seen as cynical and inappropriate and reflects the deep divisions in the region.