Human rights organization, Amnesty International, said Donald Trump’s proposal to move Palestinians from Gaza was “inflammatory, outrageous and shameful” and amounted to a “flagrant violation of international law.”
“Any plan to forcibly deport Palestinians outside the occupied territory against their will is a war crime,” Amnesty International’s Secretary General Agnes Callamard told Reuters news agency.
During a media briefing at the White House, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump “has made it clear that they need to be temporarily relocated out of Gaza.”
Leavitt told reporters Trump did not promise to send US troops to Gaza. He wanted to be involved in the rebuilding of Gaza “to ensure stability in the region,” she said. “That does not mean boots on the ground in Gaza,” she added.
Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, speaking while visiting Guatemala City, described Trump’s proposal to redevelop Gaza into “the riviera of the Middle East” as a “generous” offer. “It was not meant as a hostile move,” Rubio said.