WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump denied plans to expel Palestinians from Gaza, despite Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich suggesting a plan to forcibly displace them with US support.
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that no Palestinians will be expelled from the besieged Gaza Strip even as he continues to pursue his plan to take over the coastal enclave.
"Nobody is expelling any Palestinians," Trump said in response to a reporter's question as he hosted Irish leader Micheal Martin in the Oval Office.
The president's comments come after Israel's far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said Sunday that Tel Aviv would open a new "Emigration Authority" office under the Defense Ministry to manage the forced displacement of Palestinians from Gaza, according to multiple media reports. He said the plan has the support of the Trump administration.
"Not only is it realistic, but it's the only plan that's realistic," he added, according to the Washington Post newspaper.
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