Trump softens Gaza stance, says Palestinians will not be expelled from the war-torn territory

President Donald Trump Adhere, no one will be “fired” by Gaza in doubts about his bold rebuilding of the war-torn striptease program.

“No one expels any Palestinians,” Trump told reporters at the White House during a meeting with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin on Thursday.

Egypt, who led negotiations on the Arab-led plan to rebuild Gaza, welcomed the president’s comments.

“This position reflects the understanding of the need for a further deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Gaza and the importance of finding a fair, sustainable solution to the Palestinian issue.”Egypt’s Foreign Ministry says.

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“No one wants to expel Palestinians” said Trump during a meeting with Ireland Doysach (Prime Minister) Micheal Martin. (Reuters/Kevin Lamarque)

In February, Trump proposed We “take over” the war-torn Gaza.

“The United States will take over the Gaza Strip and we will work with it,” Trump said. “We will own it and be responsible for removing all the dangerous, undeveloped bombs and other weapons on the site.”

He once said at the time that Gaza’s population of about 2 million will be relocated “permanently”. When asked if he would do this by force, he claimed that no Palestinians wanted to live in the rubble of Gaza.

Trump claims there is no Palestinian who doesn’t want to live in the ruins of Gaza. (Majdi Fathi/Nurphoto via Getty Images)

“We moved them to a beautiful place where there are new houses that can live safely, and they will have doctors, medical care and all of these things,” he said during a meeting with King Abdullah last month. “And I think it would be great.”

But found one middle East It turns out that the country is willing to accept a large number of Palestinian refugees. After Trump received a counterattack from Egyptian and Jordanian leaders in his vision for Gaza without Palestinians, Trump said he would not “force”.

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“The way to do this is my plan. I think it’s a plan that works. But I’m not forcing it. I just sit down and recommend it.”

Palestinian man walks among the rubble of houses destroyed during Israeli offensive on March 13, 2025 in Rafah, Gaza Strip. (Reuters/Hatem Khaled TPX image of the day)

Earlier this month, Arab leaders agreed to a $53 million reconstruction plan for Egypt-led, but the White House refused. National Security Council spokesman Brian Hughes said the Arab proposal “has not addressed the current reality of Gaza’s inhabitedness, and residents cannot humanely live in fragmented and unexplored arsenal.”

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu describes Trump’s plan as a “revolutionary, creative vision.”

But Hamas also welcomes Trump’s assurance that Palestinians will not be fired.

Hazem Qassem, a Hamas spokesman, said in a statement: “If U.S. President Trump’s remarks represent the idea of ​​any alternative to the people of the Gaza Strip that are retreating, they will be welcome.”

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He added: “We call for strengthening this position by obliging Israeli occupations to implement all the provisions of the ceasefire agreement.”

White House envoy Steve Witkoff held intensive talks in Qatar at the next phase of the ceasefire. Israel hopes to stop for two months in the fight in exchange for about half of the hostages of life. Hamas is working hard to stop hostilities with all his might.