The so-called Follow-up Committee for National and Islamic Forces in the enclave condemned Washington’s plan in a statement.

“Our people, who have made great sacrifices over decades, will not leave their homeland under any circumstances and will remain rooted in their land.” “We will not allow a new exodus like in 1948, no matter how great the challenges are,” the Committee stated.

The text affirmed that Trump’s call is a declaration of war against the Palestinians.

The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), in turn, described such remarks as racist and a call for ethnic cleansing in Gaza, home to 2.3 million Palestinians.

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