Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday that there is nothing wrong with Donald Trump's idea of evicting Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, after the US president's proposal sparked international criticism, Reuters reported, quoted by BTA.
Human rights organizations have described Trump's proposal to permanently evict Palestinians from the enclave, while also suggesting that the US take over the administration of Gaza, as ethnic cleansing.
In an interview with "Fox News" Netanyahu did not explicitly address Trump's idea of the US taking control of the Gaza Strip, but he supported the idea of "allowing Gazans who want to leave to leave." "I mean, what's wrong with that? They can leave, they can come back, they can move and come back. But Gaza has to be rebuilt," the Israeli leader said. Netanyahu said he did not believe Trump intended to send US troops to fight Hamas in Gaza or that Washington would fund reconstruction efforts. "That's the first good idea I've heard. "It's a remarkable idea and I think it should really be acted upon, studied, acted upon and implemented because I think it will create a different future for everyone," Netanyahu said.
Since January 25, Trump has been suggesting that Palestinians from Gaza be taken in by Arab countries in the region such as Egypt and Jordan.