PLO, Hamas reject Trump's statement on relocating Gazans
The Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) and Hamas on Wednesday strongly rejected US President Donald Trump's remarks suggesting the relocation of Gaza Strip residents to neighbouring countries
- RAMALLAH/GAZA — The Palestine Liberation
Organisation (PLO) and Hamas on Wednesday strongly rejected US President Donald
Trump's remarks suggesting the relocation of Gaza Strip residents to
neighbouring countries.
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- Hussein al-Sheikh, Secretary General of the executive
committee of the PLO, said in a press statement that the organisation
"categorically rejects all calls to displace our people from their
homeland."
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- The two-state solution, based on international law,
remains the only viable path to peace and stability, he said.
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- "We were born here, we have lived here, and we will
remain here," he added, praising Arab nations for standing by the
Palestinians.
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- Trump's remarks were also denounced by Hamas, which
called them an attempt to justify the US and Israeli control over Gaza.
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- "We strongly condemn and reject President Trump's
statements, which aim to forcibly remove our people from their land,"
Hamas said in a press statement, warning that such rhetoric would escalate
tensions in the region.
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- Hamas vowed that neither it nor the Palestinian people
would allow any foreign power to impose guardianship over Gaza, Xinhua news
agency reported.
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- Hamas also urged the Arab League, the Organisation of
Islamic Cooperation and the United Nations to convene an urgent meeting to
address the issue and take firm action against any forced displacement plans.
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- Trump proposed on Tuesday "long-term ownership"
of the Gaza Strip by the United States, suggesting that the displaced
Palestinians in the enclave be relocated permanently.
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- He did not rule out the possibility of the United States
sending troops to Gaza either. "If it's necessary, we'll do that," he
said during a joint news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu at the White House.
