President Donald Trump said on Monday that Hamas should release all hostages from militant groups in Gaza by noon Saturday or he would propose to cancel the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and “let us stand out.”
Trump warned that Israel might want to cover him on the issue and said he might talk to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
But in an extensive meeting with journalists at the Oval Office, Trump was frustrated by the condition of the last group of hostages released by Hamas and the announcement by militant groups that would stop further releases.
“In my case, if all the hostages didn’t return before 12am on Saturday, I think it’s a good time. I’d say, cancel it, all bets are closed, let hell burst. I want to say they It should return at 12:00 on Saturday,” Trump said.
He said he hoped the hostages would release large numbers, not once. “We hope we all come back.”
Trump also said he could withdraw assistance to Jordan and Egypt if they did not bring Palestinian refugees from Gaza. He will meet with Jordanian King Abdullah on Tuesday.
The comments took place one day, and once the battle stopped, Trump was confused about Gaza’s proposal.
He said the Palestinians had no right to redevelop the enclave under his proposal, contradicting his own officials who suggested that the Gazas would only relocate temporarily.
In an excerpt from Fox News’s Bret Baier aired, Trump added that he believes he can reach a deal with Jordan and Egypt to take over displaced Palestinians, saying the United States Give both countries billions of dollars to “give both countries” years. ”
When asked if Palestinians have the right to return to Gaza, Trump said: “No, they won’t be much better because of their housing.”
“I’m talking about building a permanent place for them,” he said, adding that it would take years for Gaza to live.
Trump proposed to resettle 2.2 million Palestinians and U.S.-controlled seaside enclaves in Gaza after Trump announced on February 4’s shock, bringing it to the ground Redeveloped into the “Riviera of the Middle East”.
Ignite the area
Trump’s proposal for the displacement of Palestine has been repeatedly rejected by Gaza residents and Arab countries and has been labeled as a proposal for ethnic cleansing by rights advocates and the United Nations.
Sami Abu Zuhri, a senior Hamas official, said Trump’s statement said it was “irresponsible” that Palestinians would be unable to return to Gaza.
“We confirm that such a plan can ignite the area,” he told Reuters on Monday.
Netanyahu, who praised the proposal, suggested that Palestinians were allowed to return. “They can leave, and then they can come back, they can move and come back. But you have to rebuild Gaza.”
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who will set out later this week to visit the office’s Middle East for the first time, said Thursday that Palestinians must “live elsewhere during the reconstruction” during the period, although he refused It is clear that they are explicitly rejected and explicitly excluded from their permanent displacement.
The State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the differences between Rubio and Trump’s latest remarks on the plan.
Trump’s comments are due to a fragile ceasefire reached between Israel last month, with Hamas announcing Monday that it would stop releasing Israeli hostages over alleged violations of the agreement.
Israel’s Arab neighbors, including Egypt and Jordan, have said any plan to transfer Palestinians from land would destabilize the region.
Rubio met Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty in Washington on Monday. Egypt’s Foreign Ministry said Abdulati told Rubio that the Arab states supported Palestinians’ rejection of Trump’s plan. Cairo is concerned that Palestinians may be forced to cross the Egyptian border with Gaza.
Trump said in an interview with Fox News that two to six communities could be built for Palestinians “from where they are, where all these dangers are.” “I will own it. Think of it as a future real estate development. It will be a beautiful piece of land. No money spent.”
