Over the course of this week, Donald Trump has repeatedly restated his proposal to take over Gaza amid widespread condemnation and opposition – including from his own supporters.
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On Wednesday, he claimed “everybody loves it” after suggesting that 2.3 million Palestinians living in Gaza should leave so that it could be rebuilt as a US-run “Riviera of the Middle East”.
But around the world, the proposal has been met with anger and blunt rejection from regional allies, as well as the UN secretary general who has warned that “it is essential to avoid any form of ethnic cleansing”.
In Gaza, Palestinians, sheltering in the ruins of their homes, or crammed into makeshift camps, have reacted with anger and disbelief to Trump’s plan, which it later emerged purely his own and had not been subject to detailed discussion with aides.
Abu Firas, a Palestinian who lives in a tent on the coast after his home in eastern Khan Younis was destroyed, told our correspondents: “We would rather die here than leave this land. No amount of money in the world can replace your homeland.”
“The international reaction to Trump’s remarks was immediate and almost universally negative,” writes our global affairs correspondent, Andrew Roth. Read his full analysis on how Trump’s Gaza plan suggests his pro-settler advisers are in the ascendant this link ► https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/07/trumps-gaza-plan-suggests-his-pro-settler-advisers-are-in-the-ascendant
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