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GAZA CEASEFIRE

Hamas says Palestinians 'will reject' Trump's idea to relocate them


Residents of Gaza gather in a square as Hamas fighters secure the area before releasing four Israeli hostages to a Red Cross team, in Gaza City, on Jan. 25, 2025. (Credit: Omar al-Qattaa/AFP)

The Palestinians "will thwart" Donald Trump's proposal to relocate them to other countries "just as they have thwarted all displacement projects [...] for decades," a senior Hamas official told AFP.

"We confirm that our people, with all their supporters, are capable of rebuilding Gaza," added Bassem Naim, a member of the political bureau of the Palestinian Islamist movement, reached by phone by AFP.

The Palestinians "will thwart" Donald Trump's proposal to relocate them to other countries "just as they have thwarted all displacement projects [...] for decades," a senior Hamas official told AFP.

"We confirm that our people, with all their supporters, are capable of rebuilding Gaza," added Bassem Naim, a member of the political bureau of the Palestinian Islamist movement, reached by phone by AFP.