President in effect endorses ethnic cleansing of territory before hosting meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu

Donald Trump has said that Palestinians have “no alternative” but to leave Gaza due to the devastation left by Israel’s war on Hamas, in effect endorsing ethnic cleansing of the territory over the opposition of Palestinians and the neighbouring countries.

Speaking as he prepared to host Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, on Tuesday, Trump repeated the suggestion that Gaza’s population should be relocated to Jordan and Egypt – something both countries have firmly rejected.

Trump claimed Palestinians would “love to leave Gaza”, telling reporters: “I would think that they would be thrilled.”

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  • SulaymanF@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    13 hours ago

    The whole point of that temporary pier was because Biden was unwilling to pressure Netanyahu to open any of the gates into Gaza, so sea deliveries was a way around him. It delayed aid for months, and it was eventually destroyed in a storm. And then Biden let Israeli military use it for raids and it then became a military target.

    It was a failure. A policy failure through and through.

    • bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      5 hours ago

      During the time of his he pier, trucks were also getting in from other entrypoints. Israel even constructed and opened new ones.

      The problem with aid availability was mostly related to challenges with distribution inside Gaza.

      The pier had the same issue. Aid was piling up next to it, but distribution further into Gaza was slow.