The Palestinian group Hamas on Thursday welcomed a press release by US President Donald Trump exhibiting an obvious retreat from his proposed displacement plan of Palestinians from the war-devastated Gaza Strip.
On Wednesday, Trump stated throughout a gathering within the White House with Ireland’s Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Micheal Martin that “nobody is expelling any Palestinians from Gaza” in response to a query.
“If the statements by US President Trump represent a retreat from all the idea of displacing the people of the Gaza Strip, they are welcomed,” Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem stated in a press release.
“We call for reinforcing this position by obligating the (Israeli) occupation to implement all the terms of the (Gaza) ceasefire agreements,” he added.
The Hamas spokesman urged Trump to chorus from “aligning with the vision of the extreme Zionist right” towards Palestinians and their land.
Trump’s feedback got here after Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich stated Sunday that Tel Aviv would open a brand new “Emigration Authority” workplace below the Defense Ministry to handle the compelled displacement of Palestinians from Gaza, in keeping with a number of media experiences.
An Arab summit and Organization of Islamic Cooperation assembly in early March authorised a complete Arab plan to rebuild Gaza with out displacing its Palestinian residents. The plan is anticipated to take 5 years to finish, with an estimated price of round $53 billion.
The Arab proposal got here after Trump’s plan to “take over” Gaza and resettle Palestinians to show the territory right into a vacationer vacation spot. The concept was rejected by the Arab world and plenty of different nations, who stated it quantities to ethnic cleaning.
Over 48,500 individuals have been killed, principally girls and youngsters, in a brutal Israeli onslaught on Gaza since October 2023. The assault was paused below a ceasefire and prisoner swap deal, which took maintain in January.
The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants in November 2024 for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for battle crimes and crimes towards humanity in Gaza.
Israel additionally faces a genocide case on the International Court of Justice for its battle on the enclave.
Source: www.anews.com.tr