Palestinians hold protest against Trump's Gaza proposal
Dozens of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have protested President Donald Trump’s proposal to relocate most of the territory’s population.
Thursday’s protest outside a hospital in central Gaza was organized by a breakaway faction of the secular Fatah movement that is led by Mohammed Dahlan, who is closely allied with the United Arab Emirates.
The UAE, which normalized relations with Israel in 2020, has joined other Arab countries in rejecting any expulsion of Palestinians and reiterating calls for a Palestinian state
Emad Mohsen, an organizer of the demonstration, said they were protesting against Trump’s “criminal hellish plan” and affirming their desire to remain in their homeland. The protesters carried signs calling for the rebuilding of Gaza by its own residents.
Trump, and Israeli officials who have welcomed his plan, depict the proposed relocation from war-ravaged Gaza as voluntary, but the Palestinians have universally expressed their determination to remain in their homeland.
Trump and Israeli officials have not said how they would respond if Palestinians refuse to leave.
Source: Associated Press
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