Since Jan. 25, Trump has repeatedly suggested that Palestinians in Gaza should be taken in by regional Arab nations such as Egypt and Jordan, an idea rejected by both the Arab states and Palestinian leaders. Trump's aides defended his proposal but backed away from elements of it after international condemnation.

Palestinians, their allies and other nations are reacting strongly to President Donald Trump’s proposal that the United States “take over” the Gaza Strip and permanently resettle its residents.

Palestinians refer to their 1948 expulsion as the Nakba, Arabic for catastrophe. Some 700,000 Palestinians — a majority of the prewar population — fled or were driven from their homes before and during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war that followed Israel’s establishment.

Hamas rejected Trump's proposal to forcibly remove Gaza’s population and bring the territory under US control, condemning it as “a crime against humanity.”

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed 15 months ago that Israel would achieve “total victory” in the war in Gaza — by

Palestinian militant group Hamas on Wednesday rejected US President Donald Trump's plan to "take control" of the Gaza Strip. The group described the plan as "racist" and said it was intended to "eliminate the Palestinian cause.

Stunned Palestinians rejected President Donald Trump’s proposal to expel them from the Gaza Strip so that the U.S. could take over the territory and rebuild it for others