Trump repeats pledge to take over Gaza - as Hamas says Palestinians will foil all displacement plans Donald Trump has doubled down on his plan to take control of Gaza, saying he is committed to buying and owning the war-ravaged land but could allow sections of it to be rebuilt by other states in the Middle East.
Mr Trump claimed Arab nations would agree to take in Palestinians after speaking with him and insisted Palestinians would leave Gaza if they had a choice.
Displacing Palestinians would be a "flagrant violation of international law, an infringement on Palestinian rights, a threat to security and stability in the region and an undermining of opportunities for peace and coexistence among its peoples", a statement from Egypt's foreign ministry said.
He said they had emphasised "the constants of the Arab position on the Palestinian cause, rejecting any measures aimed at displacing the Palestinian people from their land, or encouraging their transfer to other countries outside the Palestinian territories".
Instead, Egypt and other Arab nations were looking at how to rebuild and clean up Gaza after Israel's military campaign, which has devastated much of the territory in the aftermath of Hamas' attack on Israel on 7 October 2023.
