AFP10 February 2025 | 14:30

Trump says no right of return for Palestinians under Gaza plan

'No, they wouldn't, because they're going to have much better housing,' Trump told Fox News Channel’s Bret Baier when asked if the Palestinians would have the right to return.

Trump says no right of return for Palestinians under Gaza plan

US President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025. Picture: Jim Watson/AFP

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Palestinians would have no right of return to Gaza under his plan for the United States to take over the territory, in an interview excerpt released Monday.

"No, they wouldn't, because they're going to have much better housing," Trump told Fox News Channel’s Bret Baier when asked if the Palestinians would have the right to return. "In other words, I'm talking about building a permanent place for them."

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